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

Name: Rent burden in Fort Stockton, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.0% (±19.2 points) of renting households in Fort Stockton, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

35.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.0% (±19.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 35.8% (±16.3 points)
Median share of income: 24.7% (±13.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Fort Stockton

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Fort Stockton	Pecos County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	34.8% (±14.4 points)	39.9%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±5.6 points)	4.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.2% (±15.0 points)	18.3%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.9% (±2.2 points)	1.5%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.2% (±10.1 points)	11.5%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	35.8% (±16.3 points)	24.1%	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 Stockton against Pecos County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Stockton	Pecos County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.0% (±19.2 points)	35.6% (±13.5 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	35.8% (±16.3 points)	24.1% (±11.1 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.7% (±13.1 points)	21.5% (±4.1 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$43,633 (±$23,965)	$51,734 (±$26,826)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$974 (±$103)	$918 (±$147)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Fort Stockton, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Pecos County (35.6%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 676 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 Stockton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Stockton
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Fort Stockton	—	48.0% (±19.2 points)	—
Grandfalls	31 mi	70.6% (±97.8 points)	Not measurably different
McCamey	43 mi	66.0% (±52.6 points)	Not measurably different
Southwest Sandhill	46 mi	100.0% (±69.6 points)	Not measurably different
Crane	47 mi	0.0% (±40.6 points)	Lower
Wickett	47 mi	22.2% (±92.7 points)	Not measurably different
Thorntonville	47 mi	79.2% (±82.6 points)	Not measurably different
Barstow	50 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Pecos	51 mi	55.1% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crane, TX (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

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 Stockton

Are renters in Fort Stockton rent-burdened?

48.0% of renting households in Fort Stockton 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 Stockton spend on rent?

The median renting household in Fort Stockton, TX spends 24.7% (±13.1 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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