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

Name: Rent burden in Cave City, AR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.8% (±18.2 points) of renting households in Cave City, AR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.8% (±18.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.3% (±14.3 points)
Median share of income: 30.2% (±9.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cave City

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cave City	Sharp County	Arkansas	United States
Less than 15%	9.3% (±7.1 points)	19.5%	16.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.0% (±9.4 points)	20.9%	14.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.0% (±11.5 points)	11.1%	13.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.0% (±4.8 points)	10.7%	11.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.5% (±11.2 points)	9.8%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	31.3% (±14.3 points)	28.0%	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.

Cave City against Sharp County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cave City	Sharp County	Arkansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.8% (±18.2 points)	37.8% (±9.8 points)	44.8% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.3% (±14.3 points)	28.0% (±8.9 points)	35.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.2% (±9.3 points)	24.3% (±4.6 points)	27.6% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,260 (±$6,127)	$36,620 (±$7,774)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$716 (±$126)	$766 (±$89)	$947 (±$6)	$1,413

In Cave City, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Sharp County (37.8%).

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

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

In Sharp County, Cave City ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 170 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 Cave City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cave City
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cave City	—	50.8% (±18.2 points)	—
Sidney	7.4 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Evening Shade	9.4 mi	33.3% (±100.1 points)	Not measurably different
Moorefield	13 mi	88.9% (±72.4 points)	Not measurably different
Strawberry	13 mi	35.0% (±81.3 points)	Not measurably different
Batesville	13 mi	37.9% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Pleasant	13 mi	3.7% (±64.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sulphur Rock	14 mi	25.0% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Cushman	14 mi	15.2% (±64.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sulphur Rock, AR (25.0%).

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 Sharp County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cave City	50.8% (±18.2 points)
2	Cherokee Village	49.6% (±28.6 points)
3	Hardy	46.4% (±26.0 points)
4	Williford	40.0% (±116.6 points)
5	Evening Shade	33.3% (±100.1 points)
6	Ash Flat	23.9% (±13.7 points)
7	Highland	18.9% (±22.3 points)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Sharp County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Cave City

Are renters in Cave City rent-burdened?

50.8% of renting households in Cave City 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 Cave City spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cave City, AR spends 30.2% (±9.3 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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