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

Name: Rent burden in Ashdown, AR, 2020–2024
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50.3% (±22.0 points) of renting households in Ashdown, AR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

50.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.3% (±22.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 50.3% (±19.7 points)
Median share of income: 35.2% (±28.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ashdown

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ashdown	Little River County	Arkansas	United States
Less than 15%	26.4% (±16.1 points)	29.5%	16.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.8% (±10.2 points)	7.2%	14.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±10.3 points)	12.1%	13.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±9.8 points)	8.2%	11.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±9.8 points)	7.5%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	50.3% (±19.7 points)	35.5%	35.9%	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.

Ashdown against Little River County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ashdown	Little River County	Arkansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.3% (±22.0 points)	43.0% (±15.3 points)	44.8% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	50.3% (±19.7 points)	35.5% (±12.4 points)	35.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.2% (±28.6 points)	25.7% (±7.1 points)	27.6% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$22,600 (±$8,690)	$33,487 (±$5,759)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$683 (±$198)	$697 (±$161)	$947 (±$6)	$1,413

In Ashdown, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Little River County (43.0%).

It is not measurably different from Arkansas (44.8%).

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

In Little River County, Ashdown ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 175 of 475.

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 Ashdown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ashdown
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ashdown	—	50.3% (±22.0 points)	—
Wilton	4.6 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ogden	7.7 mi	0.0% (±99.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ben Lomond	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Red Lick	13 mi	22.8% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different
Leary	15 mi	18.6% (±21.5 points)	Lower
Nash	16 mi	67.1% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Texarkana	16 mi	57.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Foreman	16 mi	27.9% (±30.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Leary, TX (18.6%).

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 Little River County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Wilton	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Ashdown	50.3% (±22.0 points)
3	Foreman	27.9% (±30.8 points)
4	Winthrop	9.1% (±110.0 points)
5	Ogden	0.0% (±99.1 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 Ashdown

Are renters in Ashdown rent-burdened?

50.3% of renting households in Ashdown 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 Ashdown spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ashdown, AR spends 35.2% (±28.6 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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