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

Name: Rent burden in Madisonville, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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51.3% (±9.8 points) of renting households in Madisonville, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 51.3% (±9.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.0% (±8.8 points)
Median share of income: 30.6% (±5.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Madisonville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Madisonville	Hopkins County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	19.6% (±5.8 points)	19.2%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.2% (±2.0 points)	8.3%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.4% (±9.0 points)	18.7%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.5% (±2.8 points)	5.0%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.3% (±4.3 points)	11.4%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	41.0% (±8.8 points)	37.5%	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.

Madisonville against Hopkins County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Madisonville	Hopkins County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	51.3% (±9.8 points)	48.9% (±7.5 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.0% (±8.8 points)	37.5% (±6.7 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.6% (±5.0 points)	28.8% (±5.0 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,731 (±$6,795)	$34,541 (±$5,563)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$838 (±$60)	$837 (±$52)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Madisonville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hopkins County (48.9%).

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

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

In Hopkins County, Madisonville ranks 7 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 133 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 Madisonville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madisonville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Madisonville	—	51.3% (±9.8 points)	—
Earlington	4.6 mi	64.2% (±30.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hanson	5.5 mi	55.2% (±48.7 points)	Not measurably different
Mortons Gap	7.1 mi	100.0% (±106.2 points)	Not measurably different
Nebo	8.1 mi	83.3% (±80.9 points)	Not measurably different
Slaughters	10 mi	68.4% (±83.6 points)	Not measurably different
St. Charles	11 mi	46.2% (±102.2 points)	Not measurably different
Nortonville	11 mi	27.1% (±14.6 points)	Lower
White Plains	14 mi	87.5% (±50.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Nortonville, KY (27.1%).

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 Hopkins County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Mortons Gap	100.0% (±106.2 points)
2	White Plains	87.5% (±50.3 points)
3	Nebo	83.3% (±80.9 points)
4	Dawson Springs	68.5% (±25.2 points)
5	Earlington	64.2% (±30.3 points)
6	Hanson	55.2% (±48.7 points)
7	Madisonville	51.3% (±9.8 points)
8	St. Charles	46.2% (±102.2 points)
9	Nortonville	27.1% (±14.6 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 Madisonville

Are renters in Madisonville rent-burdened?

51.3% of renting households in Madisonville 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 Madisonville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Madisonville, KY spends 30.6% (±5.0 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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