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

Name: Rent burden in Wolfforth, TX, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.0% (±21.4 points) of renting households in Wolfforth, TX spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.0% (±21.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.0% (±18.3 points)
Median share of income: 40.4% (±10.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Wolfforth

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Wolfforth	Lubbock County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	7.8% (±10.8 points)	10.3%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.1% (±10.2 points)	13.1%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.0% (±13.5 points)	12.0%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.1% (±4.7 points)	10.1%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±11.1 points)	9.0%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	63.0% (±18.3 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.

Wolfforth against Lubbock County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wolfforth	Lubbock County	Texas	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.0% (±21.4 points)	54.5% (±2.3 points)	51.7% (±0.3 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.0% (±18.3 points)	45.5% (±1.9 points)	42.3% (±0.3 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	40.4% (±10.1 points)	32.5% (±1.0 points)	30.9% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$53,176 (±$17,968)	$42,035 (±$1,840)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,674 (±$468)	$1,178 (±$17)	$1,403 (±$4)	$1,413

In Wolfforth, 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, Wolfforth ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 273 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 Wolfforth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wolfforth
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Wolfforth	—	63.0% (±21.4 points)	—
Lubbock	7.6 mi	55.6% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Smyer	11 mi	80.0% (±108.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ropesville	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Shallowater	13 mi	39.4% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
New Home	14 mi	26.1% (±85.3 points)	Not measurably different
Meadow	17 mi	22.7% (±85.1 points)	Not measurably different
Opdyke West	18 mi	21.6% (±55.0 points)	Not measurably different
New Deal	18 mi	52.6% (±99.4 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 Wolfforth

Are renters in Wolfforth rent-burdened?

63.0% of renting households in Wolfforth 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 Wolfforth spend on rent?

The median renting household in Wolfforth, TX spends 40.4% (±10.1 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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