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

Name: Rent burden in Kemah, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.7% (±19.2 points) of renting households in Kemah, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 38.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.7% (±19.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.0% (±19.1 points)
Median share of income: 38.8% (±17.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Kemah

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Kemah	Galveston County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	13.2% (±11.5 points)	12.2%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.2% (±3.5 points)	10.5%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	23.2% (±15.8 points)	11.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.8% (±5.7 points)	10.5%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.7% (±2.3 points)	9.6%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	55.0% (±19.1 points)	45.3%	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.

Kemah against Galveston County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kemah	Galveston County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.7% (±19.2 points)	54.9% (±3.0 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.0% (±19.1 points)	45.3% (±2.5 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	38.8% (±17.5 points)	32.6% (±1.2 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$64,500 (±$27,845)	$50,905 (±$2,921)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,775 (±$586)	$1,404 (±$28)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Kemah, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Galveston County (54.9%).

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

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

In Galveston County, Kemah ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 411 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 Kemah

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kemah
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Kemah	—	56.7% (±19.2 points)	—
Clear Lake Shores	1.3 mi	55.9% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bacliff	2.3 mi	63.9% (±16.9 points)	Not measurably different
El Lago	3.3 mi	13.7% (±27.1 points)	Lower
Nassau Bay	4.2 mi	48.3% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Seabrook	4.9 mi	42.9% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
San Leon	5.4 mi	73.9% (±32.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dickinson	5.7 mi	45.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Webster	5.8 mi	55.6% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: El Lago, TX (13.7%).

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 Galveston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Jamaica Beach	100.0% (±126.1 points)
2	San Leon	73.9% (±32.5 points)
3	Bacliff	63.9% (±16.9 points)
4	La Marque	60.9% (±12.1 points)
5	Hitchcock	60.6% (±15.9 points)
6	Galveston	57.6% (±5.0 points)
7	Kemah	56.7% (±19.2 points)
8	Friendswood	56.2% (±9.6 points)
9	Clear Lake Shores	55.9% (±23.5 points)
10	Texas City	51.9% (±6.7 points)
11	League City	51.0% (±6.5 points)
12	Bayou Vista	48.8% (±51.3 points)
13	Dickinson	45.5% (±11.9 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Galveston 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 Kemah

Are renters in Kemah rent-burdened?

56.7% of renting households in Kemah 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 Kemah spend on rent?

The median renting household in Kemah, TX spends 38.8% (±17.5 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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