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

Name: Rent burden in Burnet, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.0% (±18.8 points) of renting households in Burnet, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

53.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.0% (±18.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 53.6% (±16.2 points)
Median share of income: 40.9% (±13.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Burnet

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Burnet	Burnet County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	4.7% (±4.1 points)	18.6%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.1% (±4.6 points)	11.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.4% (±8.0 points)	14.5%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.7% (±13.5 points)	10.8%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.4% (±9.5 points)	15.2%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	53.6% (±16.2 points)	29.2%	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.

Burnet against Burnet County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Burnet	Burnet County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.0% (±18.8 points)	44.4% (±8.1 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	53.6% (±16.2 points)	29.2% (±5.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	40.9% (±13.7 points)	27.4% (±2.7 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$26,250 (±$14,423)	$54,570 (±$4,178)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,019 (±$365)	$1,319 (±$69)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Burnet, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Burnet County (44.4%).

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

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

In Burnet County, Burnet ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 252 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 Burnet

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Burnet
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Burnet	—	64.0% (±18.8 points)	—
Bertram	10 mi	56.6% (±28.9 points)	Not measurably different
Meadowlakes	13 mi	38.3% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Marble Falls	13 mi	51.0% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Buchanan Dam	14 mi	56.6% (±28.2 points)	Not measurably different
Granite Shoals	14 mi	29.7% (±23.7 points)	Lower
Highland Haven	14 mi	50.0% (±54.8 points)	Not measurably different
Kingsland	14 mi	51.5% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood Shores	15 mi	35.4% (±19.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Granite Shoals, TX (29.7%), Cottonwood Shores, TX (35.4%).

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 Burnet County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Burnet	64.0% (±18.8 points)
2	Bertram	56.6% (±28.9 points)
3	Marble Falls	51.0% (±15.5 points)
4	Highland Haven	50.0% (±54.8 points)
5	Meadowlakes	38.3% (±24.5 points)
6	Cottonwood Shores	35.4% (±19.6 points)
7	Granite Shoals	29.7% (±23.7 points)

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 Burnet

Are renters in Burnet rent-burdened?

64.0% of renting households in Burnet 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 Burnet spend on rent?

The median renting household in Burnet, TX spends 40.9% (±13.7 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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