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

Name: Rent burden in Texarkana, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.0% (±7.8 points) of renting households in Texarkana, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 57.0% (±7.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.9% (±6.6 points)
Median share of income: 32.3% (±2.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Texarkana

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Texarkana	Bowie County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	11.7% (±3.4 points)	16.6%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.8% (±4.6 points)	12.4%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.2% (±3.0 points)	11.0%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.3% (±3.8 points)	8.9%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.1% (±4.1 points)	12.5%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	41.9% (±6.6 points)	38.5%	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.

Texarkana against Bowie County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Texarkana	Bowie County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.0% (±7.8 points)	51.0% (±5.1 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.9% (±6.6 points)	38.5% (±4.3 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.3% (±2.0 points)	30.4% (±1.7 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,934 (±$8,072)	$40,048 (±$4,118)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,010 (±$40)	$988 (±$24)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Texarkana, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Bowie County (51.0%).

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

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

In Bowie County, Texarkana ranks 4 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 405 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 Texarkana

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Texarkana
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Texarkana	—	57.0% (±7.8 points)	—
Nash	2.9 mi	67.1% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wake Village	3.0 mi	44.4% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Red Lick	5.1 mi	22.8% (±24.0 points)	Lower
Texarkana	5.7 mi	51.6% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Leary	7.4 mi	18.6% (±21.5 points)	Lower
Ogden	9.7 mi	0.0% (±99.1 points)	Not measurably different
Redwater	12 mi	30.7% (±21.6 points)	Lower
Hooks	12 mi	62.3% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Red Lick, TX (22.8%), Leary, TX (18.6%), Redwater, TX (30.7%).

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 Bowie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Nash	67.1% (±19.2 points)
2	Hooks	62.3% (±16.5 points)
3	Maud	57.5% (±29.0 points)
4	Texarkana	57.0% (±7.8 points)
5	Wake Village	44.4% (±16.7 points)
6	De Kalb	38.3% (±14.7 points)
7	Redwater	30.7% (±21.6 points)
8	New Boston	26.4% (±14.7 points)
9	Red Lick	22.8% (±24.0 points)
10	Leary	18.6% (±21.5 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 Texarkana

Are renters in Texarkana rent-burdened?

57.0% of renting households in Texarkana 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 Texarkana spend on rent?

The median renting household in Texarkana, TX spends 32.3% (±2.0 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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