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

Name: Rent burden in Belmont, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.3% (±22.5 points) of renting households in Belmont, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

64.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.3% (±22.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 64.3% (±17.0 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Belmont

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Belmont	Tishomingo County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	16.3% (±11.4 points)	23.3%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.6% (±12.7 points)	8.9%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.7% (±6.1 points)	11.6%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.2% (±4.6 points)	8.3%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±14.7 points)	7.2%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	64.3% (±17.0 points)	40.8%	42.1%	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.

Belmont against Tishomingo County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belmont	Tishomingo County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.3% (±22.5 points)	48.0% (±12.0 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	64.3% (±17.0 points)	40.8% (±10.5 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	28.8% (±5.8 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$19,531 (±$6,342)	$30,213 (±$9,900)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$765 (±$8)	$682 (±$78)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Belmont, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Tishomingo County (48.0%).

It is not measurably different from Mississippi (51.3%).

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

In Tishomingo County, Belmont ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 59 of 325.

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 Belmont

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belmont
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Belmont	—	64.3% (±22.5 points)	—
Golden	1.8 mi	18.6% (±59.4 points)	Not measurably different
Red Bay	6.3 mi	26.6% (±16.6 points)	Lower
Tishomingo	9.3 mi	7.3% (±57.1 points)	Not measurably different
Paden	11 mi	40.0% (±116.6 points)	Not measurably different
Vina	12 mi	61.1% (±35.2 points)	Not measurably different
Marietta	15 mi	50.0% (±105.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tremont	19 mi	52.5% (±51.0 points)	Not measurably different
Fulton	20 mi	32.8% (±20.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Red Bay, AL (26.6%), Fulton, MS (32.8%).

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 Tishomingo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Burnsville	74.5% (±30.6 points)
2	Belmont	64.3% (±22.5 points)
3	Iuka	43.2% (±23.3 points)
4	Paden	40.0% (±116.6 points)
5	Golden	18.6% (±59.4 points)
6	Tishomingo	7.3% (±57.1 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 Belmont

Are renters in Belmont rent-burdened?

64.3% of renting households in Belmont 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 Belmont spend on rent?

The median renting household in Belmont, MS spends 50.0% or more 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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