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

Name: Rent burden in Sweetwater, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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69.9% (±27.5 points) of renting households in Sweetwater, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 69.9% (±27.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 32.9% (±17.7 points)
Median share of income: 32.7% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Sweetwater

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Sweetwater	Monroe County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	9.9% (±10.2 points)	16.1%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.9% (±12.7 points)	16.0%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.1% (±6.0 points)	7.0%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.3% (±4.3 points)	8.9%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	37.0% (±21.0 points)	11.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	32.9% (±17.7 points)	40.3%	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.

Sweetwater against Monroe County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sweetwater	Monroe County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	69.9% (±27.5 points)	52.0% (±11.2 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	32.9% (±17.7 points)	40.3% (±9.0 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.7% (±2.2 points)	30.9% (±4.2 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$20,948 (±$10,137)	$27,426 (±$6,215)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$619 (±$37)	$714 (±$89)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Sweetwater, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Monroe County (52.0%).

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

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

In Monroe County, Sweetwater 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 27 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 Sweetwater

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sweetwater
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Sweetwater	—	69.9% (±27.5 points)	—
Philadelphia	6.7 mi	16.1% (±17.0 points)	Lower
Niota	7.3 mi	47.7% (±27.1 points)	Not measurably different
Madisonville	8.3 mi	46.7% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Loudon	11 mi	35.5% (±16.6 points)	Lower
Englewood	12 mi	31.4% (±13.0 points)	Lower
Athens	12 mi	48.0% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Vonore	13 mi	51.7% (±27.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tellico Village	13 mi	14.9% (±30.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Philadelphia, TN (16.1%), Loudon, TN (35.5%), Englewood, TN (31.4%).

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 Monroe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Sweetwater	69.9% (±27.5 points)
2	Vonore	51.7% (±27.2 points)
3	Tellico Plains	47.9% (±20.7 points)
4	Madisonville	46.7% (±18.3 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 Sweetwater

Are renters in Sweetwater rent-burdened?

69.9% of renting households in Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater spend on rent?

The median renting household in Sweetwater, TN spends 32.7% (±2.2 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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