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

Name: Rent burden in Kings Mountain, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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70.3% (±11.6 points) of renting households in Kings Mountain, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

65.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 70.3% (±11.6 points)
Paying 35% or more: 65.1% (±10.8 points)
Median share of income: 41.5% (±5.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Kings Mountain

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Kings Mountain	Cleveland County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	2.7% (±2.2 points)	14.9%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.1% (±5.9 points)	15.6%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.2% (±8.0 points)	10.9%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.7% (±6.8 points)	9.2%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.2% (±4.1 points)	8.6%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	65.1% (±10.8 points)	40.9%	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.

Kings Mountain against Cleveland County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kings Mountain	Cleveland County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	70.3% (±11.6 points)	49.5% (±5.6 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	65.1% (±10.8 points)	40.9% (±5.2 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.5% (±5.3 points)	29.7% (±2.8 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,883 (±$9,384)	$35,120 (±$3,691)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$959 (±$83)	$914 (±$50)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Kings Mountain, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Cleveland County (49.5%).

It is also higher than in North Carolina (48.9%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Cleveland County, Kings Mountain ranks 2 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 105 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 Kings Mountain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kings Mountain
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Kings Mountain	—	70.3% (±11.6 points)	—
Bessemer City	5.1 mi	57.7% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grover	7.5 mi	44.7% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gastonia	9.3 mi	54.3% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Patterson Springs	9.4 mi	61.4% (±29.7 points)	Not measurably different
Waco	9.8 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Cherryville	10 mi	42.6% (±16.1 points)	Lower
Earl	11 mi	9.1% (±76.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dallas	11 mi	60.0% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gastonia, NC (54.3%), Cherryville, NC (42.6%).

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 Cleveland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Waco	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Kings Mountain	70.3% (±11.6 points)
3	Mooresboro	66.7% (±82.5 points)
4	Kingstown	62.5% (±60.6 points)
5	Patterson Springs	61.4% (±29.7 points)
6	Lawndale	61.0% (±30.2 points)
7	Polkville	57.1% (±54.7 points)
8	Shelby	52.2% (±9.2 points)

Showing 8 of 15 places in Cleveland 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 Kings Mountain

Are renters in Kings Mountain rent-burdened?

70.3% of renting households in Kings Mountain 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 Kings Mountain spend on rent?

The median renting household in Kings Mountain, NC spends 41.5% (±5.3 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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