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

Name: Rent burden in Rocky Mount, NC, 2020–2024
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42.2% (±5.5 points) of renting households in Rocky Mount, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

31.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.2% (±5.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 31.7% (±4.6 points)
Median share of income: 26.4% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Rocky Mount

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Rocky Mount	Nash County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	17.3% (±3.4 points)	16.0%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.8% (±5.1 points)	16.4%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.9% (±3.5 points)	17.3%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.8% (±2.9 points)	9.7%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.5% (±3.1 points)	10.1%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	31.7% (±4.6 points)	30.5%	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.

Rocky Mount against Nash County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rocky Mount	Nash County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.2% (±5.5 points)	40.6% (±4.8 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	31.7% (±4.6 points)	30.5% (±4.0 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.4% (±2.5 points)	25.1% (±2.1 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$44,840 (±$4,005)	$47,292 (±$3,849)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$957 (±$30)	$953 (±$29)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Rocky Mount, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Nash County (40.6%).

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

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

In Nash County, Rocky Mount ranks 8 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 426 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 Rocky Mount

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rocky Mount
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Rocky Mount	—	42.2% (±5.5 points)	—
Dortches	4.0 mi	96.5% (±45.6 points)	Higher
Sharpsburg	7.2 mi	63.2% (±19.8 points)	Higher
Nashville	8.3 mi	28.4% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Red Oak	8.3 mi	29.1% (±61.7 points)	Not measurably different
Whitakers	11 mi	61.7% (±32.0 points)	Not measurably different
Elm City	12 mi	45.3% (±25.3 points)	Not measurably different
Momeyer	13 mi	47.6% (±90.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tarboro	15 mi	64.1% (±14.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Dortches, NC (96.5%), Sharpsburg, NC (63.2%), Tarboro, NC (64.1%).

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 Nash County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
2	Sharpsburg	63.2% (±19.8 points)
3	Whitakers	61.7% (±32.0 points)
4	Middlesex	54.0% (±28.1 points)
5	Momeyer	47.6% (±90.7 points)
6	Spring Hope	46.5% (±14.3 points)
7	Castalia	44.4% (±79.8 points)
8	Rocky Mount	42.2% (±5.5 points)
9	Red Oak	29.1% (±61.7 points)
10	Nashville	28.4% (±17.0 points)
11	Bailey	20.0% (±50.7 points)

Showing 10 of 11 places in Nash 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 Rocky Mount

Are renters in Rocky Mount rent-burdened?

42.2% of renting households in Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount spend on rent?

The median renting household in Rocky Mount, NC spends 26.4% (±2.5 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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