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

Name: Rent burden in Red Boiling Springs, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.3% (±20.9 points) of renting households in Red Boiling Springs, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

39.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.3% (±20.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 39.2% (±20.1 points)
Median share of income: 27.3% (±11.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Red Boiling Springs

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Red Boiling Springs	Macon County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	21.7% (±23.0 points)	19.7%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.7% (±16.2 points)	18.2%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.9% (±8.4 points)	10.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.4% (±10.3 points)	9.5%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.1% (±5.8 points)	14.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	39.2% (±20.1 points)	27.1%	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.

Red Boiling Springs against Macon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Red Boiling Springs	Macon County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.3% (±20.9 points)	41.8% (±12.0 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	39.2% (±20.1 points)	27.1% (±8.5 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.3% (±11.0 points)	25.7% (±4.5 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$24,896 (±$22,742)	$45,401 (±$8,437)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$784 (±$88)	$846 (±$33)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Red Boiling Springs, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Macon County (41.8%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 203 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 Red Boiling Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Red Boiling Springs
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Red Boiling Springs	—	43.3% (±20.9 points)	—
Gamaliel	8.2 mi	40.0% (±25.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lafayette	10 mi	41.2% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Tompkinsville	15 mi	36.9% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fountain Run	15 mi	17.6% (±80.6 points)	Not measurably different
Gainesboro	16 mi	44.9% (±21.9 points)	Not measurably different
Celina	19 mi	24.3% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Hartsville	20 mi	43.9% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Carthage	20 mi	35.7% (±18.0 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.

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 Red Boiling Springs

Are renters in Red Boiling Springs rent-burdened?

43.3% of renting households in Red Boiling Springs 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 Red Boiling Springs spend on rent?

The median renting household in Red Boiling Springs, TN spends 27.3% (±11.0 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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