How many renters in Cedar Bluff, VA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Cedar Bluff, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.2% (±27.5 points) of renting households in Cedar Bluff, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 33.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.2% (±27.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 45.1% (±22.0 points)
Median share of income: 33.6% (±5.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Cedar Bluff

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Cedar Bluff	Tazewell County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	15.0% (±17.3 points)	19.9%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±18.6 points)	13.0%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	2.1% (±2.9 points)	9.8%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	19.7% (±14.6 points)	14.2%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	18.1% (±16.5 points)	10.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	45.1% (±22.0 points)	33.0%	39.4%	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.

Cedar Bluff against Tazewell County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cedar Bluff	Tazewell County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.2% (±27.5 points)	43.0% (±7.9 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	45.1% (±22.0 points)	33.0% (±7.0 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	33.6% (±5.7 points)	27.6% (±2.4 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$33,650 (±$11,202)	$33,916 (±$4,021)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$860 (±$46)	$795 (±$71)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Cedar Bluff, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Tazewell County (43.0%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (48.5%).

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

In Tazewell County, Cedar Bluff ranks 1 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 62 of 459.

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 Cedar Bluff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cedar Bluff
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Cedar Bluff	—	63.2% (±27.5 points)	—
Claypool Hill	1.7 mi	0.0% (±88.0 points)	Not measurably different
Richlands	2.6 mi	54.5% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Raven	5.3 mi	43.5% (±41.5 points)	Not measurably different
Honaker	12 mi	73.0% (±32.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tazewell	14 mi	38.4% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Saltville	15 mi	46.0% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different
War	16 mi	17.2% (±49.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bradshaw	18 mi	47.4% (±45.4 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 Tazewell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Cedar Bluff	63.2% (±27.5 points)
2	Richlands	54.5% (±16.5 points)
3	Bluefield	52.6% (±20.0 points)
4	Raven	43.5% (±41.5 points)
5	Tazewell	38.4% (±20.0 points)
6	Pocahontas	15.4% (±69.8 points)
7	Claypool Hill	0.0% (±88.0 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 Cedar Bluff

Are renters in Cedar Bluff rent-burdened?

63.2% of renting households in Cedar Bluff 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 Cedar Bluff spend on rent?

The median renting household in Cedar Bluff, VA spends 33.6% (±5.7 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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