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

Name: Rent burden in Marble Falls, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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51.0% (±15.5 points) of renting households in Marble Falls, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 51.0% (±15.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.1% (±9.1 points)
Median share of income: 30.2% (±7.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Marble Falls

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Marble Falls	Burnet County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	14.0% (±7.7 points)	18.6%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.5% (±4.6 points)	11.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	22.9% (±11.0 points)	14.5%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.6% (±2.8 points)	10.8%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	21.9% (±12.6 points)	15.2%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	29.1% (±9.1 points)	29.2%	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.

Marble Falls against Burnet County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marble Falls	Burnet County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	51.0% (±15.5 points)	44.4% (±8.1 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.1% (±9.1 points)	29.2% (±5.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.2% (±7.7 points)	27.4% (±2.7 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$51,659 (±$1,568)	$54,570 (±$4,178)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,360 (±$66)	$1,319 (±$69)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Marble Falls, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Burnet County (44.4%).

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

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

In Burnet County, Marble Falls ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 578 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 Marble Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marble Falls
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Marble Falls	—	51.0% (±15.5 points)	—
Meadowlakes	1.1 mi	38.3% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood Shores	3.0 mi	35.4% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Granite Shoals	5.7 mi	29.7% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Horseshoe Bay	6.3 mi	50.7% (±20.4 points)	Not measurably different
Highland Haven	7.7 mi	50.0% (±54.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sunrise Beach Village	8.6 mi	74.0% (±54.0 points)	Not measurably different
Round Mountain	12 mi	14.3% (±115.3 points)	Not measurably different
Kingsland	13 mi	51.5% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Burnet County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Burnet	64.0% (±18.8 points)
2	Bertram	56.6% (±28.9 points)
3	Marble Falls	51.0% (±15.5 points)
4	Highland Haven	50.0% (±54.8 points)
5	Meadowlakes	38.3% (±24.5 points)
6	Cottonwood Shores	35.4% (±19.6 points)
7	Granite Shoals	29.7% (±23.7 points)

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 Marble Falls

Are renters in Marble Falls rent-burdened?

51.0% of renting households in Marble Falls 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 Marble Falls spend on rent?

The median renting household in Marble Falls, TX spends 30.2% (±7.7 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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