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

Name: Rent burden in Cowpens, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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67.1% (±25.0 points) of renting households in Cowpens, SC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 67.1% (±25.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.0% (±19.4 points)
Median share of income: 33.2% (±13.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cowpens

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cowpens	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	9.3% (±8.6 points)	14.4%	12.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.9% (±5.9 points)	13.7%	12.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.4% (±7.0 points)	11.6%	11.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.2% (±15.8 points)	10.6%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	27.1% (±15.7 points)	9.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	40.0% (±19.4 points)	40.0%	42.8%	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.

Cowpens against Spartanburg County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cowpens	Spartanburg County	South Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	67.1% (±25.0 points)	49.7% (±3.2 points)	52.1% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.0% (±19.4 points)	40.0% (±2.9 points)	42.8% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.2% (±13.2 points)	29.8% (±1.4 points)	31.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,342 (±$14,185)	$42,425 (±$2,359)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$815 (±$427)	$1,084 (±$20)	$1,180 (±$9)	$1,413

In Cowpens, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Spartanburg County (49.7%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (52.1%).

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

In Spartanburg County, Cowpens ranks 3 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 72 of 375.

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 Cowpens

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cowpens
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cowpens	—	67.1% (±25.0 points)	—
Mayo	5.4 mi	30.1% (±36.5 points)	Not measurably different
Drayton	6.3 mi	35.1% (±46.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ben Avon	7.1 mi	45.4% (±25.1 points)	Not measurably different
Whitney	7.1 mi	37.3% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Central Pacolet	8.1 mi	53.7% (±41.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pacolet	8.2 mi	5.9% (±19.3 points)	Lower
Camp Croft	8.3 mi	72.3% (±38.3 points)	Not measurably different
Spartanburg	8.5 mi	54.6% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pacolet, SC (5.9%).

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 Spartanburg County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Landrum	79.2% (±43.1 points)
2	Camp Croft	72.3% (±38.3 points)
3	Cowpens	67.1% (±25.0 points)
4	Campobello	65.1% (±67.8 points)
5	Arcadia	63.1% (±20.2 points)
6	Southern Shops	60.6% (±29.7 points)
7	Hilltop	57.2% (±22.9 points)
8	Spartanburg	54.6% (±6.3 points)
9	Wellford	54.5% (±33.7 points)

Showing 9 of 27 places in Spartanburg 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 Cowpens

Are renters in Cowpens rent-burdened?

67.1% of renting households in Cowpens 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 Cowpens spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cowpens, SC spends 33.2% (±13.2 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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