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

Name: Rent burden in Hooks, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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62.3% (±16.5 points) of renting households in Hooks, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

60.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 62.3% (±16.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 60.4% (±16.3 points)
Median share of income: 37.9% (±5.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Hooks

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Hooks	Bowie County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	18.1% (±12.4 points)	16.6%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	6.0% (±6.5 points)	12.4%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.2% (±5.2 points)	11.0%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.2% (±9.0 points)	8.9%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.9% (±2.8 points)	12.5%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	60.4% (±16.3 points)	38.5%	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.

Hooks against Bowie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hooks	Bowie County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	62.3% (±16.5 points)	51.0% (±5.1 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	60.4% (±16.3 points)	38.5% (±4.3 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.9% (±5.4 points)	30.4% (±1.7 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,000 (±$12,985)	$40,048 (±$4,118)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,011 (±$274)	$988 (±$24)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Hooks, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Bowie County (51.0%).

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

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

In Bowie County, Hooks ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 291 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 Hooks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hooks
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Hooks	—	62.3% (±16.5 points)	—
Leary	4.3 mi	18.6% (±21.5 points)	Lower
Red Lick	7.3 mi	22.8% (±24.0 points)	Lower
New Boston	7.7 mi	26.4% (±14.7 points)	Lower
Redwater	8.0 mi	30.7% (±21.6 points)	Lower
Nash	8.9 mi	67.1% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wake Village	9.8 mi	44.4% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Maud	10 mi	57.5% (±29.0 points)	Not measurably different
Texarkana	12 mi	57.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leary, TX (18.6%), Red Lick, TX (22.8%), New Boston, TX (26.4%).

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 Bowie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Nash	67.1% (±19.2 points)
2	Hooks	62.3% (±16.5 points)
3	Maud	57.5% (±29.0 points)
4	Texarkana	57.0% (±7.8 points)
5	Wake Village	44.4% (±16.7 points)
6	De Kalb	38.3% (±14.7 points)
7	Redwater	30.7% (±21.6 points)
8	New Boston	26.4% (±14.7 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Bowie 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 Hooks

Are renters in Hooks rent-burdened?

62.3% of renting households in Hooks 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 Hooks spend on rent?

The median renting household in Hooks, TX spends 37.9% (±5.4 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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