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

Name: Rent burden in Fort Hood, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.0% (±5.8 points) of renting households in Fort Hood, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.0% (±5.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.8% (±5.0 points)
Median share of income: 28.0% (±1.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fort Hood

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fort Hood	Bell County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	9.1% (±3.0 points)	9.6%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.9% (±3.5 points)	13.0%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.8% (±4.4 points)	14.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.3% (±4.2 points)	12.0%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.2% (±3.0 points)	10.2%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	31.8% (±5.0 points)	41.1%	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.

Fort Hood against Bell County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Hood	Bell County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.0% (±5.8 points)	51.3% (±2.6 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.8% (±5.0 points)	41.1% (±2.3 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.0% (±1.3 points)	30.6% (±1.1 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$62,744 (±$4,824)	$47,555 (±$2,419)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,406 (±$17)	$1,224 (±$19)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Fort Hood, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Bell County (51.3%).

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

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

In Bell County, Fort Hood ranks 9 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 808 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 Fort Hood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Hood
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fort Hood	—	43.0% (±5.8 points)	—
Killeen	5.2 mi	53.2% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Copperas Cove	7.8 mi	42.3% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harker Heights	10.0 mi	49.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Nolanville	12 mi	44.9% (±22.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kempner	12 mi	43.2% (±30.9 points)	Not measurably different
Belton	19 mi	63.0% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Morgan's Point Resort	19 mi	48.5% (±56.4 points)	Not measurably different
Salado	20 mi	65.5% (±45.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Killeen, TX (53.2%), Belton, TX (63.0%).

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 Bell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Killeen	53.2% (±4.0 points)
4	Holland	51.1% (±40.9 points)
5	Temple	50.3% (±4.7 points)
6	Harker Heights	49.2% (±9.0 points)
7	Morgan's Point Resort	48.5% (±56.4 points)
8	Nolanville	44.9% (±22.2 points)
9	Fort Hood	43.0% (±5.8 points)
10	Rogers	38.1% (±23.2 points)
11	Little River-Academy	33.6% (±17.1 points)
12	Troy	31.2% (±18.5 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Bell County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fort Hood is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Fort Hood

Are renters in Fort Hood rent-burdened?

43.0% of renting households in Fort Hood 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 Fort Hood spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fort Hood, TX spends 28.0% (±1.3 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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