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

Name: Rent burden in Jesup, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.6% (±16.0 points) of renting households in Jesup, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.6% (±16.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 37.6% (±15.7 points)
Median share of income: 25.4% (±7.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Jesup

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Jesup	Wayne County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	16.6% (±9.2 points)	20.9%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.4% (±15.9 points)	17.5%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.1% (±10.1 points)	10.9%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.3% (±6.7 points)	7.7%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.0% (±3.3 points)	4.2%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	37.6% (±15.7 points)	38.7%	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.

Jesup against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Jesup	Wayne County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.6% (±16.0 points)	42.9% (±9.5 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	37.6% (±15.7 points)	38.7% (±8.9 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.4% (±7.5 points)	25.4% (±5.2 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,457 (±$31,473)	$38,469 (±$10,486)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$696 (±$209)	$846 (±$43)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Jesup, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wayne County (42.9%).

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

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

In Wayne County, Jesup ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 397 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 Jesup

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Jesup
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Jesup	—	40.6% (±16.0 points)	—
Odum	9.3 mi	37.1% (±29.1 points)	Not measurably different
Screven	10 mi	70.0% (±26.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ludowici	12 mi	36.5% (±27.9 points)	Not measurably different
Offerman	18 mi	23.5% (±22.6 points)	Not measurably different
Surrency	20 mi	0.0% (±140.6 points)	Not measurably different
Patterson	20 mi	37.8% (±30.2 points)	Not measurably different
Walthourville	20 mi	45.2% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
Gumbranch	21 mi	40.0% (±37.4 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 Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Screven	70.0% (±26.1 points)
2	Jesup	40.6% (±16.0 points)
3	Odum	37.1% (±29.1 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 Jesup

Are renters in Jesup rent-burdened?

40.6% of renting households in Jesup 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 Jesup spend on rent?

The median renting household in Jesup, GA spends 25.4% (±7.5 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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