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

Name: Rent burden in Jamestown, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.5% (±16.3 points) of renting households in Jamestown, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.5% (±16.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.4% (±12.9 points)
Median share of income: 28.2% (±2.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Jamestown

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Jamestown	Fentress County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	17.0% (±12.5 points)	13.4%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.0% (±5.5 points)	19.1%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.7% (±7.2 points)	7.2%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	25.8% (±12.3 points)	16.4%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	11.1% (±9.9 points)	7.4%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	29.4% (±12.9 points)	36.6%	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.

Jamestown against Fentress County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Jamestown	Fentress County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.5% (±16.3 points)	44.0% (±15.2 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.4% (±12.9 points)	36.6% (±14.1 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.2% (±2.7 points)	28.2% (±4.7 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$14,329 (±$3,254)	$21,708 (±$9,724)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$377 (±$170)	$709 (±$199)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Jamestown, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Fentress County (44.0%).

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

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

In Fentress County, Jamestown ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 232 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 Jamestown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Jamestown
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Jamestown	—	40.5% (±16.3 points)	—
Allardt	4.6 mi	75.0% (±115.4 points)	Not measurably different
Grimsley	11 mi	0.0% (±90.1 points)	Not measurably different
Byrdstown	15 mi	31.0% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sunbright	19 mi	14.8% (±24.5 points)	Not measurably different
Albany	21 mi	38.7% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Livingston	22 mi	44.2% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Huntsville	24 mi	44.7% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oneida	24 mi	52.2% (±19.3 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 Fentress County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Allardt	75.0% (±115.4 points)
2	Jamestown	40.5% (±16.3 points)
3	Grimsley	0.0% (±90.1 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 Jamestown

Are renters in Jamestown rent-burdened?

40.5% of renting households in Jamestown 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 Jamestown spend on rent?

The median renting household in Jamestown, TN spends 28.2% (±2.7 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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