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

Name: Rent burden in Waynesboro, GA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.8% (±16.3 points) of renting households in Waynesboro, GA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.8% (±16.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.0% (±15.1 points)
Median share of income: 28.8% (±9.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Waynesboro

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Waynesboro	Burke County	Georgia	United States
Less than 15%	20.1% (±11.2 points)	21.8%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	13.1% (±10.4 points)	8.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.1% (±8.8 points)	10.1%	12.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.0% (±7.2 points)	11.8%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.8% (±6.2 points)	7.4%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	40.0% (±15.1 points)	40.0%	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.

Waynesboro against Burke County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waynesboro	Burke County	Georgia	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.8% (±16.3 points)	47.4% (±11.9 points)	52.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.0% (±15.1 points)	40.0% (±10.8 points)	43.4% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.8% (±9.7 points)	28.9% (±5.0 points)	31.3% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,038 (±$27,352)	$30,750 (±$12,306)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$746 (±$73)	$758 (±$76)	$1,393 (±$6)	$1,413

In Waynesboro, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Burke County (47.4%).

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

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

In Burke County, Waynesboro 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 307 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 Waynesboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waynesboro
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Waynesboro	—	47.8% (±16.3 points)	—
Vidette	14 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hephzibah	15 mi	30.1% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sardis	17 mi	41.9% (±37.0 points)	Not measurably different
Girard	18 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Blythe	18 mi	62.8% (±66.0 points)	Not measurably different
Augusta	19 mi	55.8% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Millen	20 mi	21.1% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Jackson	21 mi	9.7% (±12.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Jackson, SC (9.7%).

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 Burke County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Midville	65.0% (±47.9 points)
2	Waynesboro	47.8% (±16.3 points)
3	Sardis	41.9% (±37.0 points)
4 (tie)	Girard	0.0% (±141.4 points)
4 (tie)	Vidette	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 Waynesboro

Are renters in Waynesboro rent-burdened?

47.8% of renting households in Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro spend on rent?

The median renting household in Waynesboro, GA spends 28.8% (±9.7 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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