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

Name: Rent burden in Slaton, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.7% (±19.9 points) of renting households in Slaton, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.7% (±19.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.5% (±17.1 points)
Median share of income: 24.5% (±10.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Slaton

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Slaton	Lubbock County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	18.6% (±15.9 points)	10.3%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	22.1% (±14.0 points)	13.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.2% (±9.8 points)	12.0%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.3% (±11.5 points)	10.1%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.2% (±10.1 points)	9.0%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	30.5% (±17.1 points)	45.5%	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.

Slaton against Lubbock County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Slaton	Lubbock County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.7% (±19.9 points)	54.5% (±2.3 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.5% (±17.1 points)	45.5% (±1.9 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.5% (±10.4 points)	32.5% (±1.0 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$47,593 (±$31,854)	$42,035 (±$1,840)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$994 (±$136)	$1,178 (±$17)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Slaton, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Lubbock County (54.5%).

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

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

In Lubbock County, Slaton ranks 5 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 849 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 Slaton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Slaton
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Slaton	—	40.7% (±19.9 points)	—
Ransom Canyon	6.2 mi	28.6% (±112.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wilson	9.8 mi	20.0% (±71.3 points)	Not measurably different
Idalou	15 mi	56.1% (±39.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lubbock	16 mi	55.6% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lorenzo	17 mi	59.6% (±59.1 points)	Not measurably different
New Home	17 mi	26.1% (±85.3 points)	Not measurably different
Wolfforth	21 mi	63.0% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tahoka	21 mi	58.0% (±23.2 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 Lubbock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Wolfforth	63.0% (±21.4 points)
2	Idalou	56.1% (±39.3 points)
3	Lubbock	55.6% (±2.4 points)
4	New Deal	52.6% (±99.4 points)
5	Slaton	40.7% (±19.9 points)
6	Shallowater	39.4% (±17.0 points)
7	Ransom Canyon	28.6% (±112.5 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 Slaton

Are renters in Slaton rent-burdened?

40.7% of renting households in Slaton 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 Slaton spend on rent?

The median renting household in Slaton, TX spends 24.5% (±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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