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

Name: Rent burden in Quitman, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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66.0% (±31.7 points) of renting households in Quitman, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

66.0% 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: 66.0% (±31.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 66.0% (±23.7 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Quitman

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Quitman	Clarke County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	3.7% (±6.4 points)	16.3%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.3% (±6.9 points)	6.2%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	23.9% (±21.3 points)	26.5%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.1% (±6.9 points)	4.6%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±21.1 points)	0.2%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	66.0% (±23.7 points)	46.3%	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.

Quitman against Clarke County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Quitman	Clarke County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	66.0% (±31.7 points)	46.5% (±12.5 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	66.0% (±23.7 points)	46.3% (±12.5 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	26.2% (±14.8 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$18,450 (±$3,980)	$24,981 (±$15,094)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$828 (±$81)	$801 (±$74)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Quitman, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Clarke County (46.5%).

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

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

In Clarke County, Quitman ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 54 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 Quitman

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Quitman
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Quitman	—	66.0% (±31.7 points)	—
Stonewall	7.9 mi	53.5% (±41.9 points)	Not measurably different
Pachuta	9.6 mi	50.0% (±71.3 points)	Not measurably different
Enterprise	11 mi	11.1% (±106.7 points)	Not measurably different
Shubuta	12 mi	0.0% (±93.2 points)	Not measurably different
Heidelberg	19 mi	25.9% (±49.6 points)	Not measurably different
Chunky	23 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Meridian	24 mi	54.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Nellieburg	25 mi	46.3% (±68.0 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 Clarke County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Quitman	66.0% (±31.7 points)
2	Stonewall	53.5% (±41.9 points)
3	Pachuta	50.0% (±71.3 points)
4	Enterprise	11.1% (±106.7 points)
5	Shubuta	0.0% (±93.2 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 Quitman

Are renters in Quitman rent-burdened?

66.0% of renting households in Quitman 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 Quitman spend on rent?

The median renting household in Quitman, 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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