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

Name: Rent burden in Pigeon Forge, TN, 2020–2024
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39.7% (±13.3 points) of renting households in Pigeon Forge, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

34.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.7% (±13.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 34.2% (±11.9 points)
Median share of income: 25.3% (±5.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pigeon Forge

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pigeon Forge	Sevier County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	10.5% (±5.5 points)	18.5%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	23.0% (±13.6 points)	12.7%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.8% (±10.2 points)	16.5%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.0% (±8.3 points)	11.7%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.5% (±6.0 points)	7.1%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	34.2% (±11.9 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.

Pigeon Forge against Sevier County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pigeon Forge	Sevier County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.7% (±13.3 points)	40.5% (±4.4 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	34.2% (±11.9 points)	33.4% (±4.0 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.3% (±5.0 points)	25.9% (±2.0 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,624 (±$11,286)	$47,392 (±$4,904)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,053 (±$90)	$1,072 (±$38)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Pigeon Forge, 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, Pigeon Forge ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 242 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 Pigeon Forge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pigeon Forge
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pigeon Forge	—	39.7% (±13.3 points)	—
Gatlinburg	6.4 mi	39.7% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Sevierville	6.4 mi	54.2% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pittman Center	10 mi	19.0% (±50.8 points)	Not measurably different
Seymour	13 mi	25.4% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Townsend	14 mi	16.2% (±27.5 points)	Not measurably different
Dandridge	18 mi	50.6% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Strawberry Plains	19 mi	33.1% (±47.3 points)	Not measurably different
New Market	21 mi	12.1% (±14.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Market, TN (12.1%).

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 Pigeon Forge

Are renters in Pigeon Forge rent-burdened?

39.7% of renting households in Pigeon Forge 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 Pigeon Forge spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pigeon Forge, TN spends 25.3% (±5.0 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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