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

Name: Rent burden in Silsbee, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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46.6% (±19.6 points) of renting households in Silsbee, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 46.6% (±19.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.5% (±18.6 points)
Median share of income: 29.3% (±10.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Silsbee

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Silsbee	Hardin County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	3.2% (±5.3 points)	15.0%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	23.4% (±16.5 points)	22.6%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	3.5% (±4.9 points)	6.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	23.2% (±16.4 points)	10.4%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.1% (±6.3 points)	7.2%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	41.5% (±18.6 points)	38.7%	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.

Silsbee against Hardin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Silsbee	Hardin County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	46.6% (±19.6 points)	45.9% (±9.5 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.5% (±18.6 points)	38.7% (±8.4 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.3% (±10.4 points)	28.0% (±3.8 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,755 (±$14,980)	$47,450 (±$3,979)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,011 (±$89)	$1,049 (±$52)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Silsbee, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hardin County (45.9%).

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

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

In Hardin County, Silsbee ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 716 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 Silsbee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Silsbee
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Silsbee	—	46.6% (±19.6 points)	—
Lumberton	6.5 mi	31.3% (±19.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kountze	8.5 mi	28.6% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
Rose Hill Acres	11 mi	25.0% (±118.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Forest	14 mi	11.8% (±92.9 points)	Not measurably different
Buna	15 mi	25.5% (±31.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bevil Oaks	15 mi	100.0% (±110.9 points)	Not measurably different
Pinewood Estates	15 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Beaumont	18 mi	54.5% (±4.7 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 Hardin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Pinewood Estates	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Sour Lake	49.8% (±27.6 points)
3	Silsbee	46.6% (±19.6 points)
4	Lumberton	31.3% (±19.0 points)
5	Kountze	28.6% (±28.3 points)
6	Rose Hill Acres	25.0% (±118.4 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 Silsbee

Are renters in Silsbee rent-burdened?

46.6% of renting households in Silsbee 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 Silsbee spend on rent?

The median renting household in Silsbee, TX spends 29.3% (±10.4 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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