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

Name: Rent burden in Garner, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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53.3% (±11.2 points) of renting households in Garner, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 53.3% (±11.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.0% (±8.6 points)
Median share of income: 31.6% (±4.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Garner

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Garner	Wake County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	11.5% (±5.8 points)	13.4%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.8% (±4.1 points)	13.0%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.0% (±4.9 points)	13.7%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.4% (±4.6 points)	11.6%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.3% (±7.2 points)	10.1%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	43.0% (±8.6 points)	38.1%	39.6%	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.

Garner against Wake County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Garner	Wake County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	53.3% (±11.2 points)	48.2% (±1.6 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.0% (±8.6 points)	38.1% (±1.4 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.6% (±4.4 points)	29.3% (±0.5 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$61,179 (±$2,061)	$65,172 (±$1,743)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,549 (±$94)	$1,623 (±$16)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Garner, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wake County (48.2%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (48.9%).

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

In Wake County, Garner ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 261 of 650.

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 Garner

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Garner
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Garner	—	53.3% (±11.2 points)	—
Knightdale	9.7 mi	44.6% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Clayton	9.7 mi	54.2% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Raleigh	9.9 mi	52.1% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fuquay-Varina	11 mi	40.9% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Holly Springs	13 mi	48.9% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cary	13 mi	38.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Archer Lodge	14 mi	45.2% (±45.8 points)	Not measurably different
Angier	14 mi	65.4% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cary, NC (38.2%).

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 Wake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Zebulon	82.4% (±19.0 points)
2	Wendell	54.1% (±21.2 points)
3	Rolesville	53.8% (±44.8 points)
4	Garner	53.3% (±11.2 points)
5	Raleigh	52.1% (±2.3 points)
6	Holly Springs	48.9% (±9.6 points)
7	Wake Forest	46.3% (±9.1 points)
8	Knightdale	44.6% (±11.7 points)
9	Apex	44.2% (±6.6 points)
10	Fuquay-Varina	40.9% (±10.2 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Wake County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Garner

Are renters in Garner rent-burdened?

53.3% of renting households in Garner 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 Garner spend on rent?

The median renting household in Garner, NC spends 31.6% (±4.4 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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