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

Name: Rent burden in Seguin, TX, 2020–2024
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48.3% (±8.8 points) of renting households in Seguin, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.3% (±8.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.1% (±8.0 points)
Median share of income: 28.1% (±7.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Seguin

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Seguin	Guadalupe County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	18.2% (±6.2 points)	14.6%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.9% (±6.2 points)	14.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.1% (±5.8 points)	16.2%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.5% (±2.9 points)	8.5%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.2% (±3.6 points)	8.6%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	42.1% (±8.0 points)	38.0%	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.

Seguin against Guadalupe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Seguin	Guadalupe County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.3% (±8.8 points)	46.6% (±5.2 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.1% (±8.0 points)	38.0% (±4.8 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.1% (±7.3 points)	28.0% (±2.7 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$48,069 (±$7,310)	$63,202 (±$4,472)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,187 (±$102)	$1,517 (±$101)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Seguin, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Guadalupe County (46.6%).

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

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

In Guadalupe County, Seguin ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 666 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 Seguin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Seguin
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Seguin	—	48.3% (±8.8 points)	—
McQueeney	4.8 mi	84.0% (±35.5 points)	Not measurably different
Geronimo	5.7 mi	9.5% (±45.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Dunlap	8.5 mi	25.9% (±94.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kingsbury	9.9 mi	18.2% (±106.2 points)	Not measurably different
Marion	11 mi	55.1% (±43.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Berlin	11 mi	4.8% (±58.9 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Clara	12 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
New Braunfels	12 mi	51.7% (±6.2 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 Guadalupe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	McQueeney	84.0% (±35.5 points)
2	Staples	63.6% (±107.3 points)
3	Marion	55.1% (±43.9 points)
4	Seguin	48.3% (±8.8 points)
5	Schertz	45.7% (±9.1 points)
6	Cibolo	43.2% (±12.8 points)
7	Lake Dunlap	25.9% (±94.1 points)
8	Kingsbury	18.2% (±106.2 points)
9	Geronimo	9.5% (±45.7 points)
10	New Berlin	4.8% (±58.9 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Guadalupe 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 Seguin

Are renters in Seguin rent-burdened?

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

The median renting household in Seguin, TX spends 28.1% (±7.3 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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