{
  "title": "Renter cost burden | Houston",
  "version": "1.0",
  "prepared": "2026-09-22",
  "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": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "geography_type": "city",
      "state_fips": "48",
      "place_fips": "35000",
      "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/houston/methodology/#acs-methodology",
  "observations": [
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 538885,
      "margin_of_error_90": 4871,
      "source_estimate_raw": "538885",
      "source_moe_raw": "4871",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 15522,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1246,
      "source_estimate_raw": "15522",
      "source_moe_raw": "1246",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 36793,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1959,
      "source_estimate_raw": "36793",
      "source_moe_raw": "1959",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 59451,
      "margin_of_error_90": 2545,
      "source_estimate_raw": "59451",
      "source_moe_raw": "2545",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 66567,
      "margin_of_error_90": 2784,
      "source_estimate_raw": "66567",
      "source_moe_raw": "2784",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 57478,
      "margin_of_error_90": 2506,
      "source_estimate_raw": "57478",
      "source_moe_raw": "2506",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 49244,
      "margin_of_error_90": 2237,
      "source_estimate_raw": "49244",
      "source_moe_raw": "2237",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 38415,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1847,
      "source_estimate_raw": "38415",
      "source_moe_raw": "1847",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 49894,
      "margin_of_error_90": 2624,
      "source_estimate_raw": "49894",
      "source_moe_raw": "2624",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 139962,
      "margin_of_error_90": 3587,
      "source_estimate_raw": "139962",
      "source_moe_raw": "3587",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    },
    {
      "geography": "Houston city, Texas",
      "geo_id": "1600000US4835000",
      "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": 25559,
      "margin_of_error_90": 1443,
      "source_estimate_raw": "25559",
      "source_moe_raw": "1443",
      "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat"
    }
  ]
}