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

Name: Rent burden in Dry Ridge, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.1% (±18.7 points) of renting households in Dry Ridge, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.1% (±18.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.7% (±14.4 points)
Median share of income: 25.0% (±8.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Dry Ridge

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Dry Ridge	Grant County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	21.2% (±12.8 points)	16.7%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.4% (±15.6 points)	24.1%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.3% (±9.2 points)	12.5%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.9% (±7.3 points)	11.5%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.4% (±11.9 points)	10.7%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	30.7% (±14.4 points)	24.5%	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.

Dry Ridge against Grant County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dry Ridge	Grant County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.1% (±18.7 points)	35.2% (±9.5 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.7% (±14.4 points)	24.5% (±7.1 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.0% (±8.4 points)	23.7% (±3.3 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$34,258 (±$17,343)	$42,917 (±$5,078)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$811 (±$100)	$862 (±$39)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Dry Ridge, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Grant County (35.2%).

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

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

In Grant County, Dry Ridge ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 232 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 Dry Ridge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dry Ridge
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Dry Ridge	—	42.1% (±18.7 points)	—
Williamstown	3.5 mi	35.0% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Crittenden	7.1 mi	17.5% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Verona	9.0 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Walton	12 mi	43.8% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Glencoe	12 mi	31.3% (±37.8 points)	Not measurably different
Corinth	13 mi	44.9% (±52.4 points)	Not measurably different
Butler	14 mi	68.7% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
Falmouth	15 mi	61.8% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Crittenden, KY (17.5%).

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 Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Corinth	44.9% (±52.4 points)
2	Dry Ridge	42.1% (±18.7 points)
3	Williamstown	35.0% (±21.5 points)
4	Crittenden	17.5% (±10.4 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 Dry Ridge

Are renters in Dry Ridge rent-burdened?

42.1% of renting households in Dry Ridge 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 Dry Ridge spend on rent?

The median renting household in Dry Ridge, KY spends 25.0% (±8.4 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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