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

Name: Rent burden in Union, SC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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55.4% (±11.9 points) of renting households in Union, SC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.6% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 55.4% (±11.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 45.6% (±10.7 points)
Median share of income: 32.7% (±5.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Union

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Union	Union County	South Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	15.5% (±6.9 points)	19.2%	12.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	17.3% (±8.0 points)	12.5%	12.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.5% (±3.4 points)	8.8%	11.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.4% (±3.8 points)	7.0%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.8% (±5.2 points)	8.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	45.6% (±10.7 points)	43.8%	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.

Union against Union County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Union	Union County	South Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	55.4% (±11.9 points)	52.5% (±8.5 points)	52.1% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	45.6% (±10.7 points)	43.8% (±7.5 points)	42.8% (±0.7 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.7% (±5.3 points)	31.5% (±4.4 points)	31.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,545 (±$3,004)	$27,025 (±$4,221)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$832 (±$118)	$804 (±$142)	$1,180 (±$9)	$1,413

In Union, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Union County (52.5%).

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

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

In Union County, Union ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 151 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 Union

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Union
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Union	—	55.4% (±11.9 points)	—
Monarch Mill	2.3 mi	12.2% (±36.3 points)	Lower
Buffalo	3.4 mi	100.0% (±131.9 points)	Not measurably different
Jonesville	8.3 mi	55.7% (±25.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lockhart	10 mi	47.4% (±43.0 points)	Not measurably different
Carlisle	13 mi	54.1% (±69.2 points)	Not measurably different
Central Pacolet	15 mi	53.7% (±41.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pacolet	15 mi	5.9% (±19.3 points)	Lower
Whitmire	15 mi	52.8% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Monarch Mill, SC (12.2%), 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 Union County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Buffalo	100.0% (±131.9 points)
2	Jonesville	55.7% (±25.7 points)
3	Union	55.4% (±11.9 points)
4	Carlisle	54.1% (±69.2 points)
5	Lockhart	47.4% (±43.0 points)
6	Monarch Mill	12.2% (±36.3 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 Union

Are renters in Union rent-burdened?

55.4% of renting households in Union 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 Union spend on rent?

The median renting household in Union, SC spends 32.7% (±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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