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

Name: Rent burden in Kyle, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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58.6% (±8.7 points) of renting households in Kyle, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

49.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 34.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 58.6% (±8.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 49.7% (±7.9 points)
Median share of income: 34.9% (±4.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Kyle

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Kyle	Hays County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	1.5% (±1.3 points)	6.5%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.5% (±4.3 points)	10.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	19.6% (±7.4 points)	13.9%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.7% (±4.7 points)	9.1%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.9% (±3.7 points)	10.2%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	49.7% (±7.9 points)	49.6%	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.

Kyle against Hays County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kyle	Hays County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	58.6% (±8.7 points)	59.8% (±3.5 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	49.7% (±7.9 points)	49.6% (±2.9 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	34.9% (±4.4 points)	34.8% (±1.7 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$60,490 (±$16,103)	$49,302 (±$3,948)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,752 (±$95)	$1,495 (±$39)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Kyle, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hays County (59.8%).

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

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

In Hays County, Kyle ranks 4 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 362 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 Kyle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kyle
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Kyle	—	58.6% (±8.7 points)	—
Uhland	6.0 mi	32.8% (±53.3 points)	Not measurably different
Buda	6.2 mi	27.4% (±14.4 points)	Lower
Niederwald	6.4 mi	87.9% (±42.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hays	8.8 mi	47.1% (±99.4 points)	Not measurably different
San Marcos	8.9 mi	66.5% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Manchaca	10 mi	13.5% (±31.0 points)	Lower
Creedmoor	10 mi	79.2% (±41.1 points)	Not measurably different
Martindale	11 mi	58.3% (±47.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buda, TX (27.4%), Manchaca, TX (13.5%).

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 Hays County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Niederwald	87.9% (±42.9 points)
2	Woodcreek	67.6% (±26.9 points)
3	San Marcos	66.5% (±5.0 points)
4	Kyle	58.6% (±8.7 points)
5	Belterra	55.2% (±87.8 points)
6	Dripping Springs	49.9% (±18.0 points)
7	Hays	47.1% (±99.4 points)
8	Wimberley	35.6% (±33.9 points)
9	Uhland	32.8% (±53.3 points)
10	Buda	27.4% (±14.4 points)

Showing 10 of 11 places in Hays 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 Kyle

Are renters in Kyle rent-burdened?

58.6% of renting households in Kyle 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 Kyle spend on rent?

The median renting household in Kyle, TX spends 34.9% (±4.4 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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