{
  "title": "Renter cost burden | Austin",
  "version": "1.0",
  "prepared": "2026-09-24",
  "period": "2020/2024",
  "source": "U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 to 2024 ACS five year Detailed Tables",
  "table": "B25070",
  "source_title": "Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months",
  "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
  "unit_note": "Housing units in each published rent to income band.",
  "limitations": "Use the published bands to understand housing cost pressure. The not computed category is retained. No combined burden percentage is calculated. Totals overlap component rows.",
  "geographies": [
    {
      "name": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "state_fips": "48",
      "place_fips": "05000",
      "county_fips": ""
    }
  ],
  "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat",
  "source_sha256": "862ccc17d913305d11e6f802ce4518d76b30585ea0b05b251cd8cf21f8661386",
  "methodology_url": "https://homzora.co/austin/methodology/#acs-methodology",
  "observations": [
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_001",
      "label": "Total:",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 257933,
      "margin_of_error_90": 3227,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "257933",
      "source_moe_raw": "3227",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_002",
      "label": "Total: / Less than 10.0 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 9140,
      "margin_of_error_90": 948,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "9140",
      "source_moe_raw": "948",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_003",
      "label": "Total: / 10.0 to 14.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 20158,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1426,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "20158",
      "source_moe_raw": "1426",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_004",
      "label": "Total: / 15.0 to 19.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 33003,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1876,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "33003",
      "source_moe_raw": "1876",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_005",
      "label": "Total: / 20.0 to 24.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 36721,
      "margin_of_error_90": 2061,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "36721",
      "source_moe_raw": "2061",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_006",
      "label": "Total: / 25.0 to 29.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 31568,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1729,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "31568",
      "source_moe_raw": "1729",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_007",
      "label": "Total: / 30.0 to 34.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 22970,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1808,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "22970",
      "source_moe_raw": "1808",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_008",
      "label": "Total: / 35.0 to 39.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 17965,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1645,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "17965",
      "source_moe_raw": "1645",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_009",
      "label": "Total: / 40.0 to 49.9 percent",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 22359,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1491,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "22359",
      "source_moe_raw": "1491",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_010",
      "label": "Total: / 50.0 percent or more",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 56040,
      "margin_of_error_90": 2416,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "56040",
      "source_moe_raw": "2416",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Austin city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4805000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "period_start": "2020",
      "period_end": "2024",
      "table": "B25070",
      "variable": "B25070_011",
      "label": "Total: / Not computed",
      "universe": "Renter-occupied housing units",
      "unit": "housing units",
      "estimate": 8009,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1046,
      "value_status": "published_numeric",
      "value_note": "",
      "source_estimate_raw": "8009",
      "source_moe_raw": "1046",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    }
  ]
}