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

Name: Rent burden in Winchester, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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54.6% (±11.1 points) of renting households in Winchester, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 54.6% (±11.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.5% (±8.4 points)
Median share of income: 31.4% (±2.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Winchester

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Winchester	Clark County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	10.5% (±4.6 points)	14.2%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.0% (±3.4 points)	10.4%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.3% (±5.2 points)	10.7%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.6% (±4.8 points)	13.4%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.1% (±7.2 points)	14.6%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	38.5% (±8.4 points)	36.7%	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.

Winchester against Clark County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Winchester	Clark County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	54.6% (±11.1 points)	51.3% (±9.6 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.5% (±8.4 points)	36.7% (±7.6 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.4% (±2.3 points)	30.5% (±2.4 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,897 (±$6,699)	$37,416 (±$5,816)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$916 (±$35)	$938 (±$31)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Winchester, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Clark County (51.3%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 108 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 Winchester

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Winchester
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Winchester	—	54.6% (±11.1 points)	—
North Middletown	11 mi	52.8% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Sterling	14 mi	25.7% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Paris	14 mi	37.5% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Lexington	15 mi	49.7% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Camargo	16 mi	36.8% (±28.6 points)	Not measurably different
Clay City	17 mi	49.1% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Jeffersonville	18 mi	23.8% (±18.0 points)	Lower
Richmond	20 mi	44.2% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Sterling, KY (25.7%), Paris, KY (37.5%), Jeffersonville, KY (23.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

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 Winchester

Are renters in Winchester rent-burdened?

54.6% of renting households in Winchester 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 Winchester spend on rent?

The median renting household in Winchester, KY spends 31.4% (±2.3 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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