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

Name: Rent burden in Junction, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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36.8% (±16.0 points) of renting households in Junction, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 36.8% (±16.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.0% (±14.6 points)
Median share of income: 25.7% (±4.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Junction

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Junction	Kimble County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	15.4% (±14.4 points)	25.5%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.9% (±12.4 points)	8.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	22.5% (±15.3 points)	19.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.4% (±11.4 points)	13.5%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.8% (±6.6 points)	6.0%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	30.0% (±14.6 points)	26.4%	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.

Junction against Kimble County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Junction	Kimble County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	36.8% (±16.0 points)	32.4% (±15.1 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.0% (±14.6 points)	26.4% (±13.8 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.7% (±4.8 points)	24.0% (±4.8 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,964 (±$12,446)	$41,574 (±$40,684)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$734 (±$234)	$790 (±$143)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Junction, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kimble County (32.4%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 939 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 Junction

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Junction
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Junction	—	36.8% (±16.0 points)	—
Menard	30 mi	25.2% (±45.7 points)	Not measurably different
Harper	34 mi	90.1% (±42.5 points)	Higher
Mason	37 mi	22.8% (±27.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rocksprings	42 mi	17.4% (±63.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ingram	43 mi	68.5% (±25.3 points)	Higher
Kerrville	49 mi	47.5% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brady	50 mi	47.5% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Melvin	50 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Harper, TX (90.1%), Ingram, TX (68.5%).

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 Junction

Are renters in Junction rent-burdened?

36.8% of renting households in Junction 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 Junction spend on rent?

The median renting household in Junction, TX spends 25.7% (±4.8 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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