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

Name: Rent burden in Long Branch, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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68.2% (±25.3 points) of renting households in Long Branch, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

59.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.0% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 68.2% (±25.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 59.8% (±23.8 points)
Median share of income: 41.0% (±9.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Long Branch

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Long Branch	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±11.3 points)	11.8%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	10.5% (±11.0 points)	14.6%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.2% (±5.3 points)	14.6%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.1% (±20.7 points)	13.5%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.4% (±8.5 points)	9.3%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	59.8% (±23.8 points)	36.3%	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.

Long Branch against Fairfax County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Long Branch	Fairfax County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	68.2% (±25.3 points)	45.6% (±1.5 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	59.8% (±23.8 points)	36.3% (±1.3 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.0% (±9.6 points)	28.3% (±0.5 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$75,168 (±$62,038)	$96,555 (±$1,546)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,229 (±$891)	$2,276 (±$15)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Long Branch, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Fairfax County (45.6%).

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

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

In Fairfax County, Long Branch ranks 6 of 68 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 47 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 Long Branch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long Branch
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Long Branch	—	68.2% (±25.3 points)	—
Wakefield (community)	1.5 mi	11.3% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Mantua	1.6 mi	30.4% (±20.5 points)	Lower
George Mason	1.7 mi	49.6% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kings Park West	1.8 mi	40.3% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfax	2.2 mi	51.0% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kings Park	2.6 mi	87.9% (±38.9 points)	Not measurably different
Woodburn	2.7 mi	61.6% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ravensworth	3.2 mi	87.1% (±50.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wakefield (community), VA (11.3%), Mantua, VA (30.4%).

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 Fairfax County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Navy	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Kings Park	87.9% (±38.9 points)
3	Ravensworth	87.1% (±50.2 points)
4	Fort Belvoir	71.2% (±8.5 points)
5	Fairfax Station	69.5% (±28.2 points)
6	Long Branch	68.2% (±25.3 points)
7	Woodlawn (Fairfax County)	67.4% (±11.2 points)
8	Braddock	66.4% (±28.1 points)
9	Wolf Trap	62.4% (±28.9 points)
10	Woodburn	61.6% (±22.0 points)
11	Mount Vernon	61.3% (±14.7 points)
12	North Springfield	61.1% (±37.3 points)

Showing 12 of 68 places in Fairfax County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Long Branch 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 Long Branch

Are renters in Long Branch rent-burdened?

68.2% of renting households in Long Branch 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 Long Branch spend on rent?

The median renting household in Long Branch, VA spends 41.0% (±9.6 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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