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

Name: Rent burden in Mount Juliet, TN, 2020–2024
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52.1% (±9.4 points) of renting households in Mount Juliet, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 52.1% (±9.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.7% (±7.2 points)
Median share of income: 30.6% (±2.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Juliet

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Juliet	Wilson County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	8.0% (±4.7 points)	11.1%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.8% (±7.1 points)	16.3%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.8% (±4.6 points)	11.0%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.3% (±4.4 points)	13.0%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	18.4% (±6.0 points)	11.6%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	33.7% (±7.2 points)	36.9%	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.

Mount Juliet against Wilson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Juliet	Wilson County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	52.1% (±9.4 points)	48.5% (±5.2 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.7% (±7.2 points)	36.9% (±4.5 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.6% (±2.3 points)	29.4% (±1.8 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$80,108 (±$16,882)	$60,072 (±$3,400)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,011 (±$118)	$1,486 (±$61)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Mount Juliet, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Wilson County (48.5%).

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

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

In Wilson County, Mount Juliet 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 106 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 Mount Juliet

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Juliet
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Juliet	—	52.1% (±9.4 points)	—
Green Hill	4.2 mi	33.7% (±50.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gladeville	7.2 mi	92.5% (±85.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hendersonville	9.0 mi	46.1% (±6.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lebanon	9.2 mi	45.2% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
La Vergne	13 mi	55.2% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gallatin	13 mi	53.0% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Shackle Island	14 mi	26.8% (±77.1 points)	Not measurably different
Goodlettsville	14 mi	54.3% (±12.3 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 Wilson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Gladeville	92.5% (±85.7 points)
2	Mount Juliet	52.1% (±9.4 points)
3	Lebanon	45.2% (±6.8 points)
4	Watertown	41.1% (±25.4 points)
5	Green Hill	33.7% (±50.4 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 Mount Juliet

Are renters in Mount Juliet rent-burdened?

52.1% of renting households in Mount Juliet 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 Mount Juliet spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Juliet, TN spends 30.6% (±2.3 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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