How many renters in Amarillo, TX pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Amarillo, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.4% (±3.1 points) of renting households in Amarillo, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.4% (±3.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.8% (±2.4 points)
Median share of income: 28.6% (±1.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Amarillo

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Amarillo	Potter County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	15.1% (±2.0 points)	16.3%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.4% (±1.7 points)	12.5%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.5% (±2.0 points)	11.5%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.7% (±1.5 points)	9.8%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.6% (±2.0 points)	10.0%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	36.8% (±2.4 points)	39.9%	42.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Amarillo against Potter County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Amarillo	Potter County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.4% (±3.1 points)	49.9% (±4.1 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.8% (±2.4 points)	39.9% (±3.5 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.6% (±1.3 points)	29.9% (±1.6 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,502 (±$2,833)	$40,663 (±$1,979)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,092 (±$22)	$1,022 (±$28)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Amarillo, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Potter County (49.9%).

It is also lower than in Texas (51.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

Statewide, it ranks 695 of 1,366.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Amarillo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Amarillo
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Amarillo	—	47.4% (±3.1 points)	—
Rockwell Place	12 mi	10.0% (±40.0 points)	Not measurably different
Canyon	15 mi	51.1% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Claude	27 mi	0.0% (±50.3 points)	Not measurably different
Panhandle	28 mi	31.8% (±25.1 points)	Not measurably different
Happy	32 mi	84.6% (±64.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fritch	34 mi	58.8% (±72.2 points)	Not measurably different
Vega	34 mi	47.7% (±43.9 points)	Not measurably different
Borger	40 mi	41.3% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Amarillo

Are renters in Amarillo rent-burdened?

47.4% of renting households in Amarillo pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Amarillo spend on rent?

The median renting household in Amarillo, TX spends 28.6% (±1.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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