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

Name: Rent burden in Culpeper, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.0% (±10.5 points) of renting households in Culpeper, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

26.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.0% (±10.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 26.0% (±7.8 points)
Median share of income: 25.4% (±6.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Culpeper

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Culpeper	Culpeper County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	16.7% (±7.0 points)	14.2%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	27.5% (±8.9 points)	22.7%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	5.2% (±3.8 points)	7.7%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.7% (±5.1 points)	9.5%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	16.0% (±7.1 points)	14.1%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	26.0% (±7.8 points)	31.8%	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.

Culpeper against Culpeper County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Culpeper	Culpeper County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.0% (±10.5 points)	45.9% (±7.5 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	26.0% (±7.8 points)	31.8% (±5.6 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.4% (±6.7 points)	27.8% (±3.2 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$62,896 (±$13,114)	$59,748 (±$7,956)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,416 (±$89)	$1,423 (±$60)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Culpeper, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Culpeper County (45.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 268 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 Culpeper

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Culpeper
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Culpeper	—	42.0% (±10.5 points)	—
Brightwood	11 mi	7.4% (±65.3 points)	Not measurably different
Remington	11 mi	57.4% (±20.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bealeton	14 mi	58.8% (±26.3 points)	Not measurably different
Madison	15 mi	48.8% (±31.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lake of the Woods	16 mi	40.1% (±48.2 points)	Not measurably different
Orange	17 mi	23.1% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Wilderness	19 mi	4.3% (±40.6 points)	Not measurably different
Washington	19 mi	64.3% (±59.8 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 Culpeper

Are renters in Culpeper rent-burdened?

42.0% of renting households in Culpeper 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 Culpeper spend on rent?

The median renting household in Culpeper, VA spends 25.4% (±6.7 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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