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

Name: Rent burden in Cotton Plant, AR, 2020–2024
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83.0% (±18.7 points) of renting households in Cotton Plant, AR spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

73.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 83.0% (±18.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 73.8% (±16.6 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Cotton Plant

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cotton Plant	Woodruff County	Arkansas	United States
Less than 15%	7.8% (±9.2 points)	28.4%	16.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.4% (±2.6 points)	8.3%	14.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.3% (±4.5 points)	8.5%	13.4%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.5% (±5.8 points)	8.5%	11.0%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.2% (±8.7 points)	12.1%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	73.8% (±16.6 points)	34.3%	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.

Cotton Plant against Woodruff County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cotton Plant	Woodruff County	Arkansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	83.0% (±18.7 points)	46.4% (±10.2 points)	44.8% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	73.8% (±16.6 points)	34.3% (±8.0 points)	35.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	27.9% (±4.2 points)	27.6% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$9,321 (±$1,831)	$21,425 (±$4,450)	$39,315 (±$589)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$569 (±$103)	$613 (±$36)	$947 (±$6)	$1,413

In Cotton Plant, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Woodruff County (46.4%).

It is also higher than in Arkansas (44.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Woodruff County, Cotton Plant ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 42 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 Cotton Plant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cotton Plant
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cotton Plant	—	83.0% (±18.7 points)	—
Hunter	8.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brinkley	8.8 mi	32.7% (±19.3 points)	Lower
Wheatley	10 mi	61.9% (±50.4 points)	Not measurably different
Des Arc	15 mi	49.1% (±22.8 points)	Lower
Fredonia (Biscoe)	16 mi	75.0% (±125.0 points)	Not measurably different
Patterson	18 mi	42.0% (±31.9 points)	Lower
McCrory	18 mi	57.2% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
De Valls Bluff	19 mi	40.2% (±24.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brinkley, AR (32.7%), Des Arc, AR (49.1%), Patterson, AR (42.0%).

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 Woodruff County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cotton Plant	83.0% (±18.7 points)
2	McCrory	57.2% (±21.8 points)
3	Patterson	42.0% (±31.9 points)
4	Augusta	28.9% (±18.9 points)
5	Hunter	0.0% (±141.4 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 Cotton Plant

Are renters in Cotton Plant rent-burdened?

83.0% of renting households in Cotton Plant 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 Cotton Plant spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cotton Plant, AR spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

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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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