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

Name: Rent burden in Madison Heights, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.6% (±11.8 points) of renting households in Madison Heights, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

40.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.6% (±11.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 40.7% (±11.6 points)
Median share of income: 27.4% (±3.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Madison Heights

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Madison Heights	Amherst County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	15.7% (±8.0 points)	17.9%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.7% (±9.7 points)	18.0%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.7% (±5.2 points)	8.6%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	14.4% (±7.3 points)	13.5%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	1.9% (±2.2 points)	5.1%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	40.7% (±11.6 points)	36.8%	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.

Madison Heights against Amherst County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Madison Heights	Amherst County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.6% (±11.8 points)	41.9% (±8.7 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	40.7% (±11.6 points)	36.8% (±8.0 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.4% (±3.5 points)	27.0% (±2.8 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,833 (±$10,072)	$40,455 (±$5,807)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$871 (±$65)	$871 (±$71)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Madison Heights, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Amherst County (41.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 263 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 Madison Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Madison Heights
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Madison Heights	—	42.6% (±11.8 points)	—
Lynchburg	6.0 mi	51.6% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Amherst	9.6 mi	46.1% (±23.9 points)	Not measurably different
Concord	10 mi	0.0% (±33.2 points)	Lower
Forest	11 mi	51.6% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Timberlake	12 mi	29.4% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rustburg	12 mi	62.4% (±44.4 points)	Not measurably different
Appomattox	17 mi	36.6% (±18.0 points)	Not measurably different
Glasgow	23 mi	35.6% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Concord, VA (0.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Madison Heights 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 Madison Heights

Are renters in Madison Heights rent-burdened?

42.6% of renting households in Madison Heights 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 Madison Heights spend on rent?

The median renting household in Madison Heights, VA spends 27.4% (±3.5 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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