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

Name: Rent burden in Tazewell, TN, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.8% (±20.0 points) of renting households in Tazewell, TN spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.2% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 43.8% (±20.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 41.9% (±19.9 points)
Median share of income: 28.2% (±10.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Tazewell

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Tazewell	Claiborne County	Tennessee	United States
Less than 15%	12.8% (±9.7 points)	22.3%	13.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.9% (±15.7 points)	12.1%	12.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	9.4% (±9.7 points)	11.1%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.1% (±12.4 points)	12.0%	11.7%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.9% (±2.4 points)	7.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	41.9% (±19.9 points)	35.5%	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.

Tazewell against Claiborne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tazewell	Claiborne County	Tennessee	United States
Paying 30% or more	43.8% (±20.0 points)	42.5% (±8.4 points)	48.8% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	41.9% (±19.9 points)	35.5% (±7.5 points)	39.7% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.2% (±10.5 points)	26.9% (±3.0 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$21,475 (±$7,470)	$35,291 (±$7,496)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$803 (±$63)	$745 (±$36)	$1,189 (±$7)	$1,413

In Tazewell, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Claiborne County (42.5%).

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

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

In Claiborne County, Tazewell ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 197 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 Tazewell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tazewell
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Tazewell	—	43.8% (±20.0 points)	—
New Tazewell	2.7 mi	18.0% (±15.5 points)	Lower
Harrogate	8.9 mi	43.2% (±24.9 points)	Not measurably different
Cumberland Gap	11 mi	63.9% (±62.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rutledge	13 mi	67.8% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different
Middlesborough	14 mi	61.0% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bean Station	18 mi	11.8% (±29.5 points)	Not measurably different
Maynardville	20 mi	59.4% (±26.1 points)	Not measurably different
Luttrell	20 mi	26.3% (±54.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Tazewell, TN (18.0%).

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 Claiborne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cumberland Gap	63.9% (±62.5 points)
2	Tazewell	43.8% (±20.0 points)
3	Harrogate	43.2% (±24.9 points)
4	New Tazewell	18.0% (±15.5 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 Tazewell

Are renters in Tazewell rent-burdened?

43.8% of renting households in Tazewell 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 Tazewell spend on rent?

The median renting household in Tazewell, TN spends 28.2% (±10.5 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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