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

Name: Rent burden in Lake Caroline, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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68.0% (±26.2 points) of renting households in Lake Caroline, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.6% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 68.0% (±26.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 68.0% (±23.2 points)
Median share of income: 37.6% (±19.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lake Caroline

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lake Caroline	Caroline County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±12.2 points)	14.6%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	0.0% (±12.2 points)	13.5%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±12.2 points)	6.7%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	32.0% (±23.2 points)	17.8%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±12.2 points)	3.9%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	68.0% (±23.2 points)	43.6%	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.

Lake Caroline against Caroline County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Caroline	Caroline County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	68.0% (±26.2 points)	47.5% (±11.1 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	68.0% (±23.2 points)	43.6% (±10.7 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.6% (±19.4 points)	29.3% (±6.6 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$64,051 (±$39,339)	$53,194 (±$18,859)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,764 (±$407)	$1,293 (±$134)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Lake Caroline, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Caroline County (47.5%).

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

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

In Caroline County, Lake Caroline 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 48 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 Lake Caroline

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Caroline
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lake Caroline	—	68.0% (±26.2 points)	—
Lake Land'Or	2.8 mi	52.5% (±47.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bowling Green	10 mi	49.0% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different
Spotsylvania Courthouse	15 mi	69.2% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ashland	16 mi	47.9% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Wyndham	21 mi	39.2% (±26.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mineral	21 mi	43.5% (±32.9 points)	Not measurably different
Port Royal	21 mi	55.6% (±52.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fredericksburg	22 mi	48.8% (±6.6 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 Caroline County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lake Caroline	68.0% (±26.2 points)
2	Port Royal	55.6% (±52.5 points)
3	Lake Land'Or	52.5% (±47.8 points)
4	Bowling Green	49.0% (±21.2 points)

Lake Caroline is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Lake Caroline

Are renters in Lake Caroline rent-burdened?

68.0% of renting households in Lake Caroline 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 Lake Caroline spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lake Caroline, VA spends 37.6% (±19.4 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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