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

Name: Rent burden in Gatlinburg, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.7% (±14.8 points) of renting households in Gatlinburg, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

37.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.7% (±14.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 37.4% (±14.2 points)
Median share of income: 23.5% (±4.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Gatlinburg

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Gatlinburg	Sevier County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	15.8% (±10.4 points)	18.5%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	22.7% (±11.2 points)	12.7%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.4% (±9.4 points)	16.5%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.4% (±4.6 points)	11.7%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.3% (±4.0 points)	7.1%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	37.4% (±14.2 points)	33.4%	39.7%	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.

Gatlinburg against Sevier County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gatlinburg	Sevier County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.7% (±14.8 points)	40.5% (±4.4 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	37.4% (±14.2 points)	33.4% (±4.0 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.5% (±4.4 points)	25.9% (±2.0 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$49,904 (±$9,274)	$47,392 (±$4,904)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,098 (±$50)	$1,072 (±$38)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Gatlinburg, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Sevier County (40.5%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (48.8%).

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

In Sevier County, Gatlinburg ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 241 of 403.

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 Gatlinburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gatlinburg
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Gatlinburg	—	39.7% (±14.8 points)	—
Pittman Center	6.4 mi	19.0% (±50.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pigeon Forge	6.4 mi	39.7% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sevierville	12 mi	54.2% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Townsend	15 mi	16.2% (±27.5 points)	Not measurably different
Seymour	19 mi	25.4% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cherokee	20 mi	16.4% (±30.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bryson City	21 mi	47.9% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dandridge	21 mi	50.6% (±31.4 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 Sevier County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Sevierville	54.2% (±8.1 points)
2 (tie)	Gatlinburg	39.7% (±14.8 points)
2 (tie)	Pigeon Forge	39.7% (±13.3 points)
4	Seymour	25.4% (±11.1 points)
5	Pittman Center	19.0% (±50.8 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 Gatlinburg

Are renters in Gatlinburg rent-burdened?

39.7% of renting households in Gatlinburg 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 Gatlinburg spend on rent?

The median renting household in Gatlinburg, TN spends 23.5% (±4.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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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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