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

Name: Rent burden in Long View, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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37.7% (±18.0 points) of renting households in Long View, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

27.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 37.7% (±18.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 27.0% (±12.5 points)
Median share of income: 24.2% (±3.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Long View

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Long View	Catawba County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	5.1% (±5.1 points)	18.8%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.6% (±5.7 points)	12.3%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	44.5% (±14.9 points)	16.6%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.1% (±6.7 points)	11.4%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.7% (±13.0 points)	12.3%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	27.0% (±12.5 points)	28.7%	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.

Long View against Catawba County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Long View	Catawba County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	37.7% (±18.0 points)	41.0% (±4.0 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	27.0% (±12.5 points)	28.7% (±3.1 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.2% (±3.0 points)	26.1% (±1.6 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$41,710 (±$8,124)	$43,271 (±$4,215)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$794 (±$158)	$965 (±$41)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Long View, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Catawba County (41.0%).

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

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

In Catawba County, Long View ranks 9 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 471 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 Long View

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long View
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Long View	—	37.7% (±18.0 points)	—
Hildebran	2.0 mi	38.2% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brookford	2.7 mi	45.6% (±33.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mountain View	2.9 mi	54.0% (±31.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hickory	3.8 mi	40.3% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rhodhiss	3.9 mi	52.9% (±31.8 points)	Not measurably different
Northlakes	4.1 mi	100.0% (±113.0 points)	Not measurably different
Icard	4.1 mi	16.2% (±25.6 points)	Not measurably different
Granite Falls	5.6 mi	45.2% (±15.9 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 Catawba County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Mountain View	54.0% (±31.5 points)
4	Brookford	45.6% (±33.5 points)
5	Newton	45.3% (±14.2 points)
6	Catawba	45.0% (±81.2 points)
7	Lake Norman of Catawba	40.7% (±18.3 points)
8	Hickory	40.3% (±5.7 points)
9	Long View	37.7% (±18.0 points)
10	Claremont	22.5% (±15.9 points)
11	Maiden	4.5% (±14.8 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Catawba 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 Long View

Are renters in Long View rent-burdened?

37.7% of renting households in Long View 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 Long View spend on rent?

The median renting household in Long View, NC spends 24.2% (±3.0 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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