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

Name: Rent burden in Wills Point, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.1% (±16.8 points) of renting households in Wills Point, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.1% (±16.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.3% (±16.5 points)
Median share of income: 24.4% (±9.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Wills Point

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Wills Point	Van Zandt County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	18.5% (±11.1 points)	14.3%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.6% (±8.1 points)	15.4%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.2% (±14.1 points)	12.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.6% (±5.6 points)	8.5%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.8% (±3.2 points)	11.8%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	39.3% (±16.5 points)	37.3%	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.

Wills Point against Van Zandt County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wills Point	Van Zandt County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.1% (±16.8 points)	49.1% (±8.0 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.3% (±16.5 points)	37.3% (±6.6 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.4% (±9.0 points)	29.4% (±3.6 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,181 (±$32,692)	$38,635 (±$5,825)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,030 (±$193)	$1,066 (±$65)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Wills Point, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Van Zandt County (49.1%).

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

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

In Van Zandt County, Wills Point ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 825 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 Wills Point

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wills Point
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Wills Point	—	42.1% (±16.8 points)	—
Edgewood	7.3 mi	53.3% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Elmo	8.8 mi	100.0% (±34.1 points)	Higher
Fruitvale	12 mi	22.9% (±21.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hawk Cove	13 mi	68.8% (±49.7 points)	Not measurably different
West Tawakoni	13 mi	69.1% (±30.0 points)	Not measurably different
Canton	14 mi	63.5% (±21.4 points)	Not measurably different
East Tawakoni	14 mi	30.3% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Quinlan	16 mi	82.5% (±31.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Elmo, TX (100.0%), Quinlan, TX (82.5%).

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 Van Zandt County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Canton	63.5% (±21.4 points)
2	Grand Saline	59.4% (±21.9 points)
3	Edgewood	53.3% (±24.1 points)
4	Wills Point	42.1% (±16.8 points)
5	Van	39.7% (±28.5 points)
6	Fruitvale	22.9% (±21.1 points)
7	Edom	11.1% (±88.8 points)
8	Ben Wheeler	5.0% (±30.7 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 Wills Point

Are renters in Wills Point rent-burdened?

42.1% of renting households in Wills Point 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 Wills Point spend on rent?

The median renting household in Wills Point, TX spends 24.4% (±9.0 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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