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

Name: Rent burden in Midtown, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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74.2% (±35.7 points) of renting households in Midtown, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

74.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 74.2% (±35.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 74.2% (±30.3 points)
Median share of income: 36.9% (±7.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Midtown

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Midtown	Roane County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	21.6% (±26.4 points)	20.1%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.2% (±9.1 points)	13.3%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±18.9 points)	14.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	0.0% (±18.9 points)	11.8%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±18.9 points)	6.6%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	74.2% (±30.3 points)	34.2%	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.

Midtown against Roane County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Midtown	Roane County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	74.2% (±35.7 points)	40.8% (±7.1 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	74.2% (±30.3 points)	34.2% (±6.4 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.9% (±7.2 points)	26.1% (±2.8 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,405 (±$8,183)	$37,801 (±$5,163)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$786 (±$30)	$785 (±$36)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Midtown, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Roane County (40.8%).

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

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

In Roane County, Midtown ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 18 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 Midtown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Midtown
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Midtown	—	74.2% (±35.7 points)	—
Harriman	3.5 mi	51.9% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kingston	4.0 mi	54.2% (±22.9 points)	Not measurably different
Rockwood	5.7 mi	46.3% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Oakdale	7.8 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Coalfield	12 mi	100.0% (±75.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wartburg	15 mi	51.8% (±19.9 points)	Not measurably different
Loudon	15 mi	35.5% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lenoir City	17 mi	54.2% (±12.0 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 Roane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Midtown	74.2% (±35.7 points)
2	Kingston	54.2% (±22.9 points)
3	Harriman	51.9% (±16.1 points)
4	Rockwood	46.3% (±16.7 points)

Midtown is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Midtown

Are renters in Midtown rent-burdened?

74.2% of renting households in Midtown 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 Midtown spend on rent?

The median renting household in Midtown, TN spends 36.9% (±7.2 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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