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

Name: Rent burden in Whitesburg, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.7% (±20.2 points) of renting households in Whitesburg, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

57.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 45.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.7% (±20.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 57.0% (±18.6 points)
Median share of income: 45.2% (±21.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Whitesburg

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Whitesburg	Letcher County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	6.5% (±6.6 points)	16.4%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.5% (±5.9 points)	14.5%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.9% (±9.8 points)	6.8%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.5% (±11.7 points)	14.3%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.7% (±7.8 points)	14.6%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	57.0% (±18.6 points)	33.5%	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.

Whitesburg against Letcher County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Whitesburg	Letcher County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.7% (±20.2 points)	48.1% (±13.4 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	57.0% (±18.6 points)	33.5% (±9.6 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	45.2% (±21.5 points)	29.3% (±3.8 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$19,735 (±$3,859)	$24,819 (±$2,508)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$640 (±$37)	$669 (±$47)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Whitesburg, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Letcher County (48.1%).

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

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

In Letcher County, Whitesburg ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 61 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 Whitesburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Whitesburg
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Whitesburg	—	61.7% (±20.2 points)	—
Fleming-Neon	8.7 mi	86.4% (±72.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jenkins	10 mi	36.6% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lynch	12 mi	78.9% (±57.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pound	12 mi	37.6% (±37.5 points)	Not measurably different
Benham	13 mi	16.7% (±64.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cumberland	13 mi	50.0% (±28.1 points)	Not measurably different
Appalachia	14 mi	47.7% (±29.5 points)	Not measurably different
Vicco	15 mi	72.4% (±72.2 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 Letcher County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Fleming-Neon	86.4% (±72.0 points)
2	Whitesburg	61.7% (±20.2 points)
3	Jenkins	36.6% (±17.1 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 Whitesburg

Are renters in Whitesburg rent-burdened?

61.7% of renting households in Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg spend on rent?

The median renting household in Whitesburg, KY spends 45.2% (±21.5 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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