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

Name: Rent burden in Copperas Cove, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.3% (±5.7 points) of renting households in Copperas Cove, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.3% (±5.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.8% (±4.9 points)
Median share of income: 27.2% (±1.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Copperas Cove

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Copperas Cove	Coryell County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	12.2% (±3.0 points)	12.2%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.2% (±5.0 points)	16.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.7% (±3.4 points)	14.0%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	13.6% (±3.5 points)	16.0%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.5% (±2.9 points)	9.1%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	33.8% (±4.9 points)	32.0%	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.

Copperas Cove against Coryell County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Copperas Cove	Coryell County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.3% (±5.7 points)	41.1% (±4.7 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.8% (±4.9 points)	32.0% (±4.2 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.2% (±1.7 points)	27.2% (±1.1 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$50,011 (±$3,828)	$52,704 (±$3,070)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,043 (±$61)	$1,186 (±$41)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Copperas Cove, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Coryell County (41.1%).

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

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

In Coryell County, Copperas Cove ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 818 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 Copperas Cove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Copperas Cove
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Copperas Cove	—	42.3% (±5.7 points)	—
Kempner	4.6 mi	43.2% (±30.9 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Hood	7.8 mi	43.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Killeen	11 mi	53.2% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Lampasas	16 mi	46.6% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Harker Heights	17 mi	49.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Nolanville	19 mi	44.9% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Florence	21 mi	64.6% (±53.7 points)	Not measurably different
Gatesville	24 mi	32.9% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Killeen, TX (53.2%).

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 Coryell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Oglesby	58.1% (±62.7 points)
2	Evant	50.0% (±28.0 points)
3	Copperas Cove	42.3% (±5.7 points)
4	Gatesville	32.9% (±12.9 points)
5	South Mountain	3.1% (±65.7 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 Copperas Cove

Are renters in Copperas Cove rent-burdened?

42.3% of renting households in Copperas Cove 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 Copperas Cove spend on rent?

The median renting household in Copperas Cove, TX spends 27.2% (±1.7 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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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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