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

Name: Rent burden in Sparks, TX, 2020–2024
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84.3% (±29.1 points) of renting households in Sparks, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

84.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 84.3% (±29.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 84.3% (±24.2 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Sparks

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sparks	El Paso County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±16.2 points)	11.4%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.7% (±24.2 points)	12.2%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±16.2 points)	12.4%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±16.2 points)	10.4%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±16.2 points)	9.4%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	84.3% (±24.2 points)	44.2%	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.

Sparks against El Paso County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sparks	El Paso County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	84.3% (±29.1 points)	53.6% (±1.8 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	84.3% (±24.2 points)	44.2% (±1.5 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	31.9% (±0.8 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,886 (±$30,957)	$39,575 (±$1,747)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,080 (±$194)	$1,079 (±$15)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Sparks, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in El Paso County (53.6%).

It is also higher than in Texas (51.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In El Paso County, Sparks ranks 2 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 83 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 Sparks

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sparks
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sparks	—	84.3% (±29.1 points)	—
Socorro	2.6 mi	53.1% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Horizon City	2.9 mi	71.8% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clint	5.7 mi	71.3% (±45.1 points)	Not measurably different
Agua Dulce (community)	6.2 mi	60.2% (±54.6 points)	Not measurably different
San Elizario	6.6 mi	30.6% (±17.5 points)	Lower
Homestead Meadows South	11 mi	72.7% (±33.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fabens	12 mi	43.4% (±21.1 points)	Lower
Homestead Meadows North	13 mi	36.8% (±44.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Socorro, TX (53.1%), San Elizario, TX (30.6%), Fabens, TX (43.4%).

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 El Paso County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Tornillo	100.0% (±119.4 points)
2	Sparks	84.3% (±29.1 points)
3	Homestead Meadows South	72.7% (±33.6 points)
4	Horizon City	71.8% (±18.5 points)
5	Clint	71.3% (±45.1 points)
6	Westway	64.5% (±37.5 points)
7	Agua Dulce (community)	60.2% (±54.6 points)
8	Fort Bliss	57.0% (±9.2 points)

Showing 8 of 16 places in El Paso County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sparks is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Sparks

Are renters in Sparks rent-burdened?

84.3% of renting households in Sparks 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 Sparks spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sparks, TX spends 50.0% or more 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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