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

Name: Rent burden in Ainsworth, NE, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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59.6% (±14.0 points) of renting households in Ainsworth, NE spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

55.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 59.6% (±14.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 55.5% (±13.4 points)
Median share of income: 41.9% (±14.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ainsworth

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ainsworth	Brown County	Nebraska	United States
Less than 15%	16.4% (±12.4 points)	16.7%	16.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.2% (±11.0 points)	15.2%	13.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.0% (±4.7 points)	9.1%	13.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.9% (±2.0 points)	1.5%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.1% (±4.2 points)	3.4%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	55.5% (±13.4 points)	54.2%	35.9%	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.

Ainsworth against Brown County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ainsworth	Brown County	Nebraska	United States
Paying 30% or more	59.6% (±14.0 points)	57.6% (±13.1 points)	45.0% (±0.9 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	55.5% (±13.4 points)	54.2% (±12.6 points)	35.9% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.9% (±14.0 points)	41.5% (±16.1 points)	27.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$30,104 (±$13,980)	$30,052 (±$6,511)	$47,168 (±$620)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$807 (±$115)	$876 (±$137)	$1,072 (±$8)	$1,413

In Ainsworth, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Brown County (57.6%).

It is also higher than in Nebraska (45.0%).

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

In Brown County, Ainsworth ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 85 of 711.

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 Ainsworth

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ainsworth
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ainsworth	—	59.6% (±14.0 points)	—
Long Pine	7.9 mi	9.1% (±83.7 points)	Not measurably different
Johnstown	10 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bassett	16 mi	29.8% (±30.7 points)	Not measurably different
Springview	20 mi	36.4% (±84.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wood Lake	20 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stuart Township	36 mi	39.3% (±27.5 points)	Not measurably different
Stuart	37 mi	51.2% (±34.0 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 Brown County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Johnstown	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Ainsworth	59.6% (±14.0 points)
3	Long Pine	9.1% (±83.7 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 Ainsworth

Are renters in Ainsworth rent-burdened?

59.6% of renting households in Ainsworth 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 Ainsworth spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ainsworth, NE spends 41.9% (±14.0 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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