How many renters in Ash Grove, MO pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ash Grove, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.1% (±15.7 points) of renting households in Ash Grove, MO spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.1% (±15.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.1% (±11.9 points)
Median share of income: 26.2% (±4.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ash Grove

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ash Grove	Greene County	Missouri	United States
Less than 15%	4.8% (±4.6 points)	13.6%	15.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	21.1% (±10.2 points)	14.2%	14.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	21.7% (±10.6 points)	14.4%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.2% (±7.2 points)	11.6%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.0% (±10.2 points)	10.0%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	30.1% (±11.9 points)	36.2%	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.

Ash Grove against Greene County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ash Grove	Greene County	Missouri	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.1% (±15.7 points)	46.2% (±2.2 points)	45.6% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.1% (±11.9 points)	36.2% (±1.8 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.2% (±4.9 points)	28.4% (±0.8 points)	28.1% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$32,813 (±$11,560)	$41,578 (±$1,450)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$770 (±$68)	$989 (±$12)	$1,033 (±$6)	$1,413

In Ash Grove, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Greene County (46.2%).

It is not measurably different from Missouri (45.6%).

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

In Greene County, Ash Grove ranks 2 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 458 of 1,105.

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 Ash Grove

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ash Grove
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ash Grove	—	42.1% (±15.7 points)	—
Walnut Grove	6.6 mi	30.6% (±48.7 points)	Not measurably different
Everton	7.0 mi	45.5% (±42.5 points)	Not measurably different
Halltown	9.0 mi	71.4% (±109.1 points)	Not measurably different
Willard	9.1 mi	27.3% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dadeville	12 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Morrisville	14 mi	24.6% (±17.4 points)	Not measurably different
Republic	14 mi	38.8% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
South Greenfield	15 mi	100.0% (±125.6 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 Greene County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Springfield	48.7% (±2.4 points)
2	Ash Grove	42.1% (±15.7 points)
3	Strafford	41.5% (±21.8 points)
4	Fair Grove	39.7% (±20.9 points)
5	Republic	38.8% (±11.4 points)
6	Battlefield	37.8% (±22.5 points)
7	Walnut Grove	30.6% (±48.7 points)
8	Willard	27.3% (±13.8 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 Ash Grove

Are renters in Ash Grove rent-burdened?

42.1% of renting households in Ash Grove 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 Ash Grove spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ash Grove, MO spends 26.2% (±4.9 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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