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

Name: Rent burden in Union, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.2% (±17.0 points) of renting households in Union, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.2% (±17.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.6% (±16.3 points)
Median share of income: 28.8% (±6.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Union

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Union	Newton County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	12.0% (±12.5 points)	21.9%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.2% (±12.5 points)	21.2%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±15.5 points)	15.6%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	28.6% (±19.9 points)	9.7%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.6% (±4.8 points)	0.3%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	40.6% (±16.3 points)	31.3%	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.

Union against Newton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Union	Newton County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.2% (±17.0 points)	31.6% (±12.5 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.6% (±16.3 points)	31.3% (±12.5 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.8% (±6.3 points)	22.2% (±3.4 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$19,771 (±$11,934)	$33,224 (±$7,244)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$715 (±$205)	$638 (±$146)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Union, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Newton County (31.6%).

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

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

In Newton County, Union ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 198 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 Union

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Union
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Union	—	43.2% (±17.0 points)	—
Decatur	9.5 mi	36.5% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Conehatta	11 mi	100.0% (±67.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sebastopol	13 mi	19.0% (±83.3 points)	Not measurably different
Philadelphia	14 mi	43.5% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Newton	17 mi	36.9% (±25.4 points)	Not measurably different
Collinsville	17 mi	100.0% (±68.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pearl River	17 mi	91.1% (±46.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hickory	18 mi	62.1% (±76.0 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 Newton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Conehatta	100.0% (±67.2 points)
2	Hickory	62.1% (±76.0 points)
3	Union	43.2% (±17.0 points)
4	Newton	36.9% (±25.4 points)
5	Decatur	36.5% (±18.3 points)
6	Chunky	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 Union

Are renters in Union rent-burdened?

43.2% of renting households in Union 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 Union spend on rent?

The median renting household in Union, MS spends 28.8% (±6.3 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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