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

Name: Rent burden in New Waverly, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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78.4% (±34.8 points) of renting households in New Waverly, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

78.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 44.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 78.4% (±34.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 78.4% (±18.6 points)
Median share of income: 44.8% (±18.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in New Waverly

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	New Waverly	Walker County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	8.6% (±13.9 points)	8.5%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.3% (±8.1 points)	9.7%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.9% (±8.9 points)	9.6%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.7% (±2.6 points)	14.8%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±29.4 points)	9.1%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	78.4% (±18.6 points)	48.3%	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.

New Waverly against Walker County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Waverly	Walker County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	78.4% (±34.8 points)	57.4% (±6.9 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	78.4% (±18.6 points)	48.3% (±5.9 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	44.8% (±18.1 points)	34.1% (±3.3 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$36,887 (±$6,350)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,245 (±$373)	$1,031 (±$60)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In New Waverly, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Walker County (57.4%).

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

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

In Walker County, New Waverly ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 123 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 New Waverly

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Waverly
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
New Waverly	—	78.4% (±34.8 points)	—
Willis	7.3 mi	63.5% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Panorama Village	11 mi	12.2% (±33.5 points)	Lower
Huntsville	12 mi	62.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Conroe	15 mi	53.4% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cut and Shoot	16 mi	56.8% (±76.5 points)	Not measurably different
Montgomery	16 mi	67.9% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Deerwood	19 mi	0.0% (±47.5 points)	Lower
Coldspring	21 mi	47.4% (±20.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Panorama Village, TX (12.2%), Deerwood, TX (0.0%).

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 Walker County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	New Waverly	78.4% (±34.8 points)
2	Huntsville	62.1% (±8.2 points)
3	Riverside	21.3% (±24.3 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 New Waverly

Are renters in New Waverly rent-burdened?

78.4% of renting households in New Waverly 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 New Waverly spend on rent?

The median renting household in New Waverly, TX spends 44.8% (±18.1 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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