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

Name: Rent burden in Lakeway, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.3% (±15.4 points) of renting households in Lakeway, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.3% (±15.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.4% (±13.6 points)
Median share of income: 29.0% (±8.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lakeway

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lakeway	Travis County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	9.9% (±7.3 points)	11.1%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.3% (±14.7 points)	13.2%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.2% (±8.0 points)	14.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.4% (±7.4 points)	12.4%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.9% (±7.2 points)	9.1%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	41.4% (±13.6 points)	39.4%	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.

Lakeway against Travis County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lakeway	Travis County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.3% (±15.4 points)	48.5% (±1.2 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.4% (±13.6 points)	39.4% (±0.9 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.0% (±8.6 points)	29.4% (±0.4 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$85,990 (±$43,279)	$70,009 (±$1,333)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,981 (±$690)	$1,744 (±$13)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Lakeway, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Travis County (48.5%).

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

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

In Travis County, Lakeway ranks 15 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 663 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 Lakeway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lakeway
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lakeway	—	48.3% (±15.4 points)	—
The Hills	0.6 mi	100.0% (±89.2 points)	Not measurably different
Point Venture	2.1 mi	81.5% (±56.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bee Cave	3.6 mi	58.2% (±18.9 points)	Not measurably different
Briarcliff	5.1 mi	37.0% (±45.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hudson Bend	5.4 mi	55.5% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Steiner Ranch	5.4 mi	64.9% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lago Vista	6.8 mi	81.5% (±26.2 points)	Higher
Volente	7.8 mi	39.5% (±68.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lago Vista, TX (81.5%).

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 Travis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
9	Bee Cave	58.2% (±18.9 points)
10	Hudson Bend	55.5% (±22.4 points)
11	Wells Branch	54.3% (±8.8 points)
12	West Lake Hills	52.6% (±36.3 points)
13	Garfield	51.0% (±62.3 points)
14	Pflugerville	49.5% (±8.0 points)
15	Lakeway	48.3% (±15.4 points)
16	Austin	47.8% (±1.1 points)
17	Hornsby Bend	42.9% (±22.8 points)
18	Volente	39.5% (±68.9 points)
19	Barton Creek	39.2% (±20.7 points)
20	Webberville	37.5% (±112.4 points)
21	Briarcliff	37.0% (±45.7 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Travis 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 Lakeway

Are renters in Lakeway rent-burdened?

48.3% of renting households in Lakeway 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 Lakeway spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lakeway, TX spends 29.0% (±8.6 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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