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

Name: Rent burden in Merrimac, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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34.1% (±9.1 points) of renting households in Merrimac, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 34.1% (±9.1 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.4% (±8.7 points)
Median share of income: 25.5% (±5.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Merrimac

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Merrimac	Montgomery County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	16.7% (±7.3 points)	16.3%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	27.5% (±10.5 points)	11.5%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	4.0% (±3.2 points)	8.6%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.7% (±9.4 points)	11.4%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	3.7% (±2.7 points)	6.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	30.4% (±8.7 points)	45.4%	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.

Merrimac against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Merrimac	Montgomery County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	34.1% (±9.1 points)	52.1% (±3.6 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.4% (±8.7 points)	45.4% (±3.2 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.5% (±5.5 points)	31.6% (±2.2 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$53,935 (±$10,875)	$36,307 (±$2,475)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,101 (±$235)	$1,240 (±$48)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Merrimac, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Montgomery County (52.1%).

It is also lower than in Virginia (48.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Montgomery County, Merrimac ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 343 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 Merrimac

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Merrimac
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Merrimac	—	34.1% (±9.1 points)	—
Blacksburg	2.5 mi	63.0% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Christiansburg	3.9 mi	39.0% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Plum Creek	6.5 mi	63.3% (±48.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fairlawn	7.5 mi	62.2% (±35.6 points)	Not measurably different
Riner	8.9 mi	0.0% (±99.1 points)	Not measurably different
Radford	9.1 mi	54.6% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Shawsville	9.4 mi	67.0% (±52.4 points)	Not measurably different
Pembroke	15 mi	20.7% (±20.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Blacksburg, VA (63.0%), Radford, VA (54.6%).

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 Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Shawsville	67.0% (±52.4 points)
2	Plum Creek	63.3% (±48.1 points)
3	Blacksburg	63.0% (±5.2 points)
4	Christiansburg	39.0% (±7.9 points)
5	Merrimac	34.1% (±9.1 points)
6	Riner	0.0% (±99.1 points)

Merrimac 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 Merrimac

Are renters in Merrimac rent-burdened?

34.1% of renting households in Merrimac 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 Merrimac spend on rent?

The median renting household in Merrimac, VA spends 25.5% (±5.5 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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