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

Name: Rent burden in Grape Creek, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.0% (±27.0 points) of renting households in Grape Creek, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

54.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.0% (±27.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 54.5% (±23.4 points)
Median share of income: 41.3% (±20.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Grape Creek

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Grape Creek	Tom Green County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	18.8% (±18.2 points)	13.0%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.7% (±3.8 points)	11.0%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.5% (±18.5 points)	14.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±13.2 points)	12.2%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.5% (±13.5 points)	8.9%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	54.5% (±23.4 points)	40.1%	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.

Grape Creek against Tom Green County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Grape Creek	Tom Green County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.0% (±27.0 points)	49.0% (±3.9 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	54.5% (±23.4 points)	40.1% (±3.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.3% (±20.3 points)	29.6% (±1.4 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$47,634 (±$3,760)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,076 (±$98)	$1,154 (±$41)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Grape Creek, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Tom Green County (49.0%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 272 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 Grape Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Grape Creek
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Grape Creek	—	63.0% (±27.0 points)	—
San Angelo	11 mi	48.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Miles	21 mi	8.5% (±46.1 points)	Lower
Robert Lee	22 mi	47.5% (±25.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bronte	26 mi	47.7% (±21.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mertzon	27 mi	14.9% (±60.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling City	31 mi	71.4% (±27.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ballinger	36 mi	30.8% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different
Paint Rock	37 mi	0.0% (±126.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Miles, TX (8.5%).

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

Grape Creek 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 Grape Creek

Are renters in Grape Creek rent-burdened?

63.0% of renting households in Grape Creek 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 Grape Creek spend on rent?

The median renting household in Grape Creek, TX spends 41.3% (±20.3 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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