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

Name: Rent burden in Corsicana, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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44.2% (±8.6 points) of renting households in Corsicana, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 44.2% (±8.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.7% (±7.7 points)
Median share of income: 27.3% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Corsicana

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Corsicana	Navarro County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	18.7% (±5.6 points)	17.9%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.0% (±5.9 points)	14.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.5% (±3.7 points)	10.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.6% (±4.4 points)	11.0%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.5% (±3.8 points)	10.0%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	35.7% (±7.7 points)	36.3%	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.

Corsicana against Navarro County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Corsicana	Navarro County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	44.2% (±8.6 points)	46.3% (±7.2 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.7% (±7.7 points)	36.3% (±6.2 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.3% (±3.1 points)	28.3% (±2.5 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$44,365 (±$5,589)	$43,366 (±$5,093)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,093 (±$67)	$1,076 (±$60)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Corsicana, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Navarro County (46.3%).

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

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

In Navarro County, Corsicana ranks 6 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 777 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 Corsicana

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Corsicana
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Corsicana	—	44.2% (±8.6 points)	—
Retreat	2.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Valley	4.7 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Angus	6.2 mi	100.0% (±95.0 points)	Not measurably different
Navarro	7.5 mi	88.9% (±88.9 points)	Not measurably different
Emhouse	8.4 mi	28.6% (±117.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mildred	8.7 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Powell	8.7 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Barry	10 mi	0.0% (±139.0 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.

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

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Angus	100.0% (±95.0 points)
1 (tie)	Goodlow	100.0% (±101.7 points)
3	Navarro	88.9% (±88.9 points)
4	Eureka	80.8% (±57.4 points)
5	Richland	63.6% (±88.8 points)
6	Corsicana	44.2% (±8.6 points)
7	Dawson	43.5% (±21.1 points)
8	Frost	36.4% (±36.4 points)
9	Kerens	34.5% (±19.3 points)
10	Blooming Grove	33.4% (±25.2 points)
11	Emhouse	28.6% (±117.2 points)
12	Rice	17.9% (±64.8 points)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Navarro 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 Corsicana

Are renters in Corsicana rent-burdened?

44.2% of renting households in Corsicana 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 Corsicana spend on rent?

The median renting household in Corsicana, TX spends 27.3% (±3.1 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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