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

Name: Rent burden in Dawson, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.5% (±21.1 points) of renting households in Dawson, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.5% (±21.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.5% (±16.7 points)
Median share of income: 28.2% (±5.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Dawson

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Dawson	Navarro County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	21.0% (±16.6 points)	17.9%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±21.9 points)	14.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.0% (±12.8 points)	10.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.5% (±14.2 points)	11.0%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.0% (±12.9 points)	10.0%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	31.5% (±16.7 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.

Dawson against Navarro County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dawson	Navarro County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.5% (±21.1 points)	46.3% (±7.2 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.5% (±16.7 points)	36.3% (±6.2 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.2% (±5.1 points)	28.3% (±2.5 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,464 (±$13,536)	$43,366 (±$5,093)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$748 (±$145)	$1,076 (±$60)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Dawson, 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, Dawson ranks 7 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 791 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 Dawson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dawson
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Dawson	—	43.5% (±21.1 points)	—
Hubbard	6.0 mi	80.9% (±30.7 points)	Higher
Coolidge	11 mi	48.0% (±38.1 points)	Not measurably different
Malone	11 mi	35.7% (±42.7 points)	Not measurably different
Penelope	13 mi	40.0% (±116.6 points)	Not measurably different
Blooming Grove	14 mi	33.4% (±25.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Calm	14 mi	59.4% (±42.1 points)	Not measurably different
Frost	14 mi	36.4% (±36.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tehuacana	15 mi	0.0% (±96.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hubbard, TX (80.9%).

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)
13 (tie)	Barry	0.0% (±139.0 points)

Showing 13 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 Dawson

Are renters in Dawson rent-burdened?

43.5% of renting households in Dawson 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 Dawson spend on rent?

The median renting household in Dawson, TX spends 28.2% (±5.1 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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