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

Name: Rent burden in Bells, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.3% (±21.9 points) of renting households in Bells, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

48.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.3% (±21.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 48.6% (±19.7 points)
Median share of income: 34.4% (±8.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bells

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bells	Grayson County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	8.7% (±7.8 points)	8.6%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.5% (±6.4 points)	13.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	22.1% (±18.3 points)	12.3%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.3% (±5.1 points)	14.3%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.7% (±9.6 points)	7.4%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	48.6% (±19.7 points)	44.2%	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.

Bells against Grayson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bells	Grayson County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.3% (±21.9 points)	51.6% (±4.0 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	48.6% (±19.7 points)	44.2% (±3.5 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.4% (±8.7 points)	31.1% (±2.2 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,688 (±$26,991)	$50,455 (±$4,548)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$981 (±$436)	$1,310 (±$38)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Bells, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Grayson County (51.6%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (51.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Grayson County, Bells ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 346 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 Bells

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bells
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bells	—	59.3% (±21.9 points)	—
Savoy	2.9 mi	27.8% (±20.4 points)	Lower
Whitewright	7.3 mi	52.4% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tom Bean	7.8 mi	27.8% (±19.3 points)	Lower
Ector	8.4 mi	45.1% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ravenna	11 mi	50.0% (±111.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kemp	11 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sherman	12 mi	56.5% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Knollwood	13 mi	34.2% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Savoy, TX (27.8%), Tom Bean, TX (27.8%).

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 Grayson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Howe	67.1% (±22.7 points)
2	Preston	66.0% (±45.3 points)
3	Southmayd	65.9% (±42.4 points)
4	Bells	59.3% (±21.9 points)
5	Sherman	56.5% (±7.0 points)
6	Tioga	52.9% (±25.0 points)
7	Whitewright	52.4% (±22.9 points)
8	Denison	51.0% (±7.7 points)
9	Collinsville	43.0% (±18.7 points)
10	Pottsboro	42.1% (±22.8 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Grayson 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 Bells

Are renters in Bells rent-burdened?

59.3% of renting households in Bells 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 Bells spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bells, TX spends 34.4% (±8.7 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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