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

Name: Rent burden in Flatwoods, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.2% (±15.9 points) of renting households in Flatwoods, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.2% (±15.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.4% (±14.2 points)
Median share of income: 25.6% (±10.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Flatwoods

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Flatwoods	Greenup County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	13.9% (±9.1 points)	15.9%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.8% (±11.1 points)	20.2%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.9% (±9.7 points)	11.5%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.2% (±5.1 points)	8.7%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.8% (±7.1 points)	6.6%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	38.4% (±14.2 points)	37.0%	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.

Flatwoods against Greenup County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Flatwoods	Greenup County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.2% (±15.9 points)	43.6% (±8.8 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.4% (±14.2 points)	37.0% (±8.0 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.6% (±10.7 points)	26.4% (±4.6 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,691 (±$16,499)	$36,746 (±$5,943)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$940 (±$89)	$860 (±$29)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Flatwoods, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Greenup County (43.6%).

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

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

In Greenup County, Flatwoods ranks 6 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 174 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 Flatwoods

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Flatwoods
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Flatwoods	—	47.2% (±15.9 points)	—
Russell	1.4 mi	10.1% (±19.3 points)	Lower
Raceland	1.4 mi	63.8% (±26.4 points)	Not measurably different
Worthington	2.1 mi	18.2% (±26.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bellefonte	2.3 mi	58.6% (±44.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ironton	2.3 mi	50.3% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Hanging Rock	2.6 mi	62.5% (±108.9 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Township	3.6 mi	53.6% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Westwood (community)	3.7 mi	36.3% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Russell, KY (10.1%).

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 Greenup County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Raceland	63.8% (±26.4 points)
2	South Shore	59.8% (±28.6 points)
3	Wurtland	59.0% (±31.1 points)
4	Bellefonte	58.6% (±44.4 points)
5	Greenup	50.9% (±37.8 points)
6	Flatwoods	47.2% (±15.9 points)
7	Worthington	18.2% (±26.3 points)
8	Russell	10.1% (±19.3 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 Flatwoods

Are renters in Flatwoods rent-burdened?

47.2% of renting households in Flatwoods 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 Flatwoods spend on rent?

The median renting household in Flatwoods, KY spends 25.6% (±10.7 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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