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

Name: Rent burden in Gordon, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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57.0% (±22.0 points) of renting households in Gordon, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

54.3% 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: 57.0% (±22.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 54.3% (±21.5 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Gordon

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Gordon	Wilkinson County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	10.2% (±11.9 points)	22.5%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	24.2% (±17.6 points)	17.8%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.5% (±4.4 points)	7.5%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.1% (±6.2 points)	11.7%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.7% (±4.7 points)	1.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	54.3% (±21.5 points)	39.1%	43.4%	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.

Gordon against Wilkinson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gordon	Wilkinson County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	57.0% (±22.0 points)	40.5% (±13.9 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	54.3% (±21.5 points)	39.1% (±13.7 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	25.9% (±8.0 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$26,484 (±$21,302)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$646 (±$370)	$825 (±$40)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Gordon, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wilkinson County (40.5%).

It is not measurably different from Georgia (52.4%).

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

In Wilkinson County, Gordon ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 187 of 594.

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 Gordon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gordon
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Gordon	—	57.0% (±22.0 points)	—
Ivey	2.6 mi	61.9% (±93.5 points)	Not measurably different
McIntyre	7.5 mi	42.4% (±69.7 points)	Not measurably different
Irwinton	11 mi	26.2% (±54.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hardwick	12 mi	56.5% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Jeffersonville	14 mi	55.4% (±27.1 points)	Not measurably different
Gray	14 mi	50.3% (±30.5 points)	Not measurably different
Milledgeville	15 mi	64.7% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Toomsboro	15 mi	6.7% (±56.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Wilkinson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Allentown	100.0% (±113.4 points)
2	Ivey	61.9% (±93.5 points)
3	Gordon	57.0% (±22.0 points)
4	McIntyre	42.4% (±69.7 points)
5	Irwinton	26.2% (±54.4 points)
6	Toomsboro	6.7% (±56.5 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 Gordon

Are renters in Gordon rent-burdened?

57.0% of renting households in Gordon 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 Gordon spend on rent?

The median renting household in Gordon, GA spends 50.0% or more 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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