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

Name: Rent burden in Norwood, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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47.3% (±21.5 points) of renting households in Norwood, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

46.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.3% (±21.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 46.0% (±21.4 points)
Median share of income: 28.6% (±22.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Norwood

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Norwood	Stanly County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	13.5% (±13.6 points)	18.9%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	19.0% (±16.4 points)	14.8%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.3% (±8.1 points)	9.3%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.0% (±9.9 points)	8.1%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.3% (±2.2 points)	9.6%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	46.0% (±21.4 points)	39.3%	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.

Norwood against Stanly County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Norwood	Stanly County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.3% (±21.5 points)	48.9% (±5.7 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	46.0% (±21.4 points)	39.3% (±4.9 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.6% (±22.7 points)	29.3% (±3.0 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	—	$33,732 (±$1,988)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$919 (±$83)	$861 (±$32)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Norwood, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Stanly County (48.9%).

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

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

In Stanly County, Norwood ranks 7 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 344 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 Norwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Norwood
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Norwood	—	47.3% (±21.5 points)	—
Mount Gilead	6.1 mi	41.2% (±24.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ansonville	8.9 mi	86.7% (±93.2 points)	Not measurably different
Albemarle	9.8 mi	56.9% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Badin	12 mi	42.3% (±25.0 points)	Not measurably different
Oakboro	13 mi	30.9% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Red Cross	14 mi	56.7% (±33.8 points)	Not measurably different
New London	15 mi	56.4% (±65.4 points)	Not measurably different
Troy	15 mi	26.1% (±12.1 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 Stanly County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Stanfield	72.8% (±42.4 points)
2	Locust	69.5% (±26.7 points)
3	Albemarle	56.9% (±10.6 points)
4	Red Cross	56.7% (±33.8 points)
5	New London	56.4% (±65.4 points)
6	Richfield	52.8% (±44.8 points)
7	Norwood	47.3% (±21.5 points)
8	Misenheimer	43.9% (±28.6 points)
9	Badin	42.3% (±25.0 points)
10	Oakboro	30.9% (±22.4 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 Norwood

Are renters in Norwood rent-burdened?

47.3% of renting households in Norwood 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 Norwood spend on rent?

The median renting household in Norwood, NC spends 28.6% (±22.7 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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