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

Name: Rent burden in Pine Crest, TN, 2020–2024
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47.0% (±21.5 points) of renting households in Pine Crest, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

42.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 47.0% (±21.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 42.4% (±20.2 points)
Median share of income: 26.8% (±16.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Pine Crest

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Pine Crest	Carter County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	10.9% (±14.6 points)	19.6%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	26.1% (±24.8 points)	13.2%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.3% (±13.4 points)	11.9%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	4.6% (±7.8 points)	18.8%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.6% (±7.3 points)	8.1%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	42.4% (±20.2 points)	28.4%	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.

Pine Crest against Carter County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pine Crest	Carter County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	47.0% (±21.5 points)	36.5% (±5.2 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	42.4% (±20.2 points)	28.4% (±4.2 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.8% (±16.5 points)	26.4% (±1.4 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,810 (±$9,789)	$35,117 (±$3,388)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$700 (±$252)	$739 (±$29)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Pine Crest, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Carter County (36.5%).

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

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

In Carter County, Pine Crest ranks 2 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 161 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 Pine Crest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pine Crest
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Pine Crest	—	47.0% (±21.5 points)	—
Central	2.9 mi	41.7% (±44.9 points)	Not measurably different
Unicoi	5.1 mi	64.5% (±22.4 points)	Not measurably different
Elizabethton	5.1 mi	31.7% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Johnson City	5.3 mi	49.6% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Watauga	5.3 mi	23.1% (±102.0 points)	Not measurably different
Valley Forge	6.4 mi	43.7% (±28.9 points)	Not measurably different
Biltmore	7.1 mi	23.3% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hampton	7.7 mi	41.5% (±29.5 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 Carter County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Hunter	52.3% (±53.3 points)
2	Pine Crest	47.0% (±21.5 points)
3	Valley Forge	43.7% (±28.9 points)
4	Central	41.7% (±44.9 points)
5	Hampton	41.5% (±29.5 points)
6	Elizabethton	31.7% (±8.3 points)
7	Biltmore	23.3% (±18.7 points)
8	Watauga	23.1% (±102.0 points)

Pine Crest 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 Pine Crest

Are renters in Pine Crest rent-burdened?

47.0% of renting households in Pine Crest 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 Pine Crest spend on rent?

The median renting household in Pine Crest, TN spends 26.8% (±16.5 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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