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

Name: Rent burden in New Haven, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.7% (±19.2 points) of renting households in New Haven, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.7% (±19.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.0% (±18.5 points)
Median share of income: 28.0% (±5.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in New Haven

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	New Haven	Nelson County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	29.6% (±14.4 points)	16.4%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.9% (±6.0 points)	9.2%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.6% (±6.4 points)	16.5%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	21.3% (±15.8 points)	7.1%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.7% (±5.3 points)	6.8%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	38.0% (±18.5 points)	44.0%	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.

New Haven against Nelson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Haven	Nelson County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.7% (±19.2 points)	50.8% (±7.8 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.0% (±18.5 points)	44.0% (±6.8 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.0% (±5.1 points)	30.6% (±4.5 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$37,969 (±$16,891)	$38,732 (±$2,440)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$845 (±$68)	$1,008 (±$73)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In New Haven, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Nelson County (50.8%).

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

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

In Nelson County, New Haven ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 238 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 New Haven

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Haven
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
New Haven	—	41.7% (±19.2 points)	—
Hodgenville	10 mi	58.7% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Raywick	11 mi	37.5% (±112.1 points)	Not measurably different
Loretto	11 mi	41.3% (±39.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bardstown	13 mi	52.6% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lebanon Junction	14 mi	44.0% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Elizabethtown	16 mi	40.6% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lebanon	19 mi	45.1% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sonora	19 mi	74.3% (±62.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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 Nelson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Bloomfield	55.0% (±37.1 points)
2	Bardstown	52.6% (±11.5 points)
3	New Haven	41.7% (±19.2 points)
4	Fairfield	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 New Haven

Are renters in New Haven rent-burdened?

41.7% of renting households in New Haven 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 New Haven spend on rent?

The median renting household in New Haven, KY spends 28.0% (±5.1 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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