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

Name: Rent burden in Gordonsville, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.3% (±18.3 points) of renting households in Gordonsville, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

33.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.3% (±18.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 33.8% (±17.1 points)
Median share of income: 27.5% (±5.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Gordonsville

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Gordonsville	Orange County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	23.6% (±13.6 points)	14.1%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.4% (±7.7 points)	16.3%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.6% (±6.2 points)	20.4%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	21.1% (±16.9 points)	9.7%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.5% (±6.5 points)	9.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	33.8% (±17.1 points)	30.5%	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.

Gordonsville against Orange County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gordonsville	Orange County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.3% (±18.3 points)	39.5% (±9.7 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	33.8% (±17.1 points)	30.5% (±7.8 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.5% (±5.2 points)	24.8% (±3.4 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$46,500 (±$28,870)	$57,961 (±$5,870)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$941 (±$159)	$1,205 (±$96)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Gordonsville, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Orange County (39.5%).

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

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

In Orange County, Gordonsville ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 304 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 Gordonsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gordonsville
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Gordonsville	—	39.3% (±18.3 points)	—
Orange	8.7 mi	23.1% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ruckersville	12 mi	22.8% (±49.4 points)	Not measurably different
Piney Mountain	12 mi	10.0% (±21.3 points)	Lower
Louisa	13 mi	48.1% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hollymead	14 mi	55.7% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rivanna	14 mi	0.0% (±85.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pantops	16 mi	58.7% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Twin Lakes	16 mi	100.0% (±116.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Piney Mountain, VA (10.0%).

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 Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lake of the Woods	40.1% (±48.2 points)
2	Gordonsville	39.3% (±18.3 points)
3	Orange	23.1% (±16.7 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 Gordonsville

Are renters in Gordonsville rent-burdened?

39.3% of renting households in Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville spend on rent?

The median renting household in Gordonsville, VA spends 27.5% (±5.2 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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