How many renters in Cold Spring, KY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Cold Spring, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.3% (±27.9 points) of renting households in Cold Spring, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

64.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 38.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.3% (±27.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 64.3% (±25.7 points)
Median share of income: 38.1% (±21.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cold Spring

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cold Spring	Campbell County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	12.2% (±14.7 points)	9.6%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	23.5% (±25.3 points)	15.8%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±10.8 points)	14.1%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±10.8 points)	11.3%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±10.8 points)	11.3%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	64.3% (±25.7 points)	37.9%	36.6%	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.

Cold Spring against Campbell County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cold Spring	Campbell County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.3% (±27.9 points)	49.2% (±5.2 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	64.3% (±25.7 points)	37.9% (±4.3 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	38.1% (±21.4 points)	29.6% (±1.6 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,204 (±$28,556)	$44,224 (±$3,896)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,191 (±$222)	$1,145 (±$29)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Cold Spring, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Campbell County (49.2%).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky (45.4%).

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

In Campbell County, Cold Spring ranks 1 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 50 of 425.

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 Cold Spring

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cold Spring
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cold Spring	—	64.3% (±27.9 points)	—
Crestview	1.2 mi	47.8% (±52.7 points)	Not measurably different
Highland Heights	1.8 mi	61.6% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ryland Heights	2.4 mi	25.0% (±71.8 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Grove	2.5 mi	18.4% (±18.0 points)	Lower
Wilder	3.1 mi	25.6% (±25.0 points)	Lower
Taylor Mill	3.5 mi	32.2% (±30.4 points)	Not measurably different
Melbourne	3.6 mi	42.9% (±109.4 points)	Not measurably different
Southgate	3.9 mi	51.1% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Silver Grove, KY (18.4%), Wilder, KY (25.6%).

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 Campbell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cold Spring	64.3% (±27.9 points)
2	Highland Heights	61.6% (±14.6 points)
3	Bellevue	61.2% (±20.7 points)
4	Dayton	57.4% (±16.1 points)
5	Southgate	51.1% (±17.5 points)
6	Crestview	47.8% (±52.7 points)
7	Newport	45.4% (±9.2 points)

Showing 7 of 16 places in Campbell 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 Cold Spring

Are renters in Cold Spring rent-burdened?

64.3% of renting households in Cold Spring 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 Cold Spring spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cold Spring, KY spends 38.1% (±21.4 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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