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

Name: Rent burden in Ames, TX, 2020–2024
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94.3% (±37.4 points) of renting households in Ames, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

94.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 94.3% (±37.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 94.3% (±11.5 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Ames

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ames	Liberty County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±35.6 points)	18.8%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±35.6 points)	8.6%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.7% (±11.5 points)	10.4%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±35.6 points)	8.6%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±35.6 points)	6.3%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	94.3% (±11.5 points)	47.3%	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.

Ames against Liberty County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ames	Liberty County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	94.3% (±37.4 points)	53.6% (±8.2 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	94.3% (±11.5 points)	47.3% (±7.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	32.8% (±5.6 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$41,538 (±$4,698)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$741 (±$696)	$1,044 (±$75)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Ames, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Liberty County (53.6%).

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

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

In Liberty County, Ames ranks 1 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 55 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 Ames

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ames
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ames	—	94.3% (±37.4 points)	—
Liberty	3.1 mi	66.8% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hardin	7.2 mi	71.5% (±45.6 points)	Not measurably different
Kenefick	7.4 mi	75.0% (±79.2 points)	Not measurably different
Daisetta	7.5 mi	27.3% (±48.4 points)	Lower
Devers	9.1 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Dayton	12 mi	63.0% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Old River-Winfree	13 mi	48.4% (±52.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mont Belvieu	16 mi	43.7% (±25.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Daisetta, TX (27.3%), Mont Belvieu, TX (43.7%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Liberty County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Ames	94.3% (±37.4 points)
2	Kenefick	75.0% (±79.2 points)
3	Hardin	71.5% (±45.6 points)
4	Liberty	66.8% (±20.1 points)
5	Dayton	63.0% (±20.7 points)
6	Cleveland	47.8% (±14.8 points)
7	Plum Grove	46.9% (±50.5 points)

Showing 7 of 10 places in Liberty County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Ames

Are renters in Ames rent-burdened?

94.3% of renting households in Ames 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 Ames spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ames, TX spends 50.0% or more 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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