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

Name: Rent burden in Waller, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.1% (±16.5 points) of renting households in Waller, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 19.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.1% (±16.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.5% (±15.0 points)
Median share of income: 19.7% (±9.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Waller

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Waller	Waller County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	15.5% (±12.0 points)	10.4%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	36.6% (±22.8 points)	10.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.7% (±6.8 points)	18.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.1% (±1.7 points)	13.8%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.6% (±6.8 points)	10.3%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	34.5% (±15.0 points)	36.6%	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.

Waller against Waller County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waller	Waller County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.1% (±16.5 points)	46.9% (±9.9 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.5% (±15.0 points)	36.6% (±8.2 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	19.7% (±9.3 points)	28.9% (±3.3 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$38,688 (±$1,242)	$44,571 (±$13,769)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,022 (±$276)	$1,169 (±$86)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Waller, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Waller County (46.9%).

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

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

In Waller County, Waller ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 893 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 Waller

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waller
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Waller	—	39.1% (±16.5 points)	—
Prairie View	2.8 mi	87.4% (±14.5 points)	Higher
Pine Island	5.9 mi	65.3% (±55.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hempstead	9.0 mi	21.1% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Todd Mission	14 mi	25.0% (±125.0 points)	Not measurably different
Stagecoach	15 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Magnolia	15 mi	51.7% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pinehurst (community)	16 mi	31.7% (±61.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pattison	18 mi	40.0% (±116.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Prairie View, TX (87.4%).

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 Waller County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Prairie View	87.4% (±14.5 points)
2	Pine Island	65.3% (±55.2 points)
3	Pattison	40.0% (±116.6 points)
4	Waller	39.1% (±16.5 points)
5	Brookshire	28.1% (±14.6 points)
6	Hempstead	21.1% (±12.8 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 Waller

Are renters in Waller rent-burdened?

39.1% of renting households in Waller 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 Waller spend on rent?

The median renting household in Waller, TX spends 19.7% (±9.3 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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