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

Name: Rent burden in Mount Jackson, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.4% (±14.3 points) of renting households in Mount Jackson, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

36.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 39.4% (±14.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 36.7% (±13.9 points)
Median share of income: 27.1% (±4.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Mount Jackson

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Mount Jackson	Shenandoah County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	20.8% (±13.6 points)	17.8%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.7% (±7.8 points)	11.8%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.9% (±11.1 points)	14.3%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	18.1% (±11.9 points)	20.3%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	2.7% (±3.2 points)	10.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	36.7% (±13.9 points)	25.2%	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.

Mount Jackson against Shenandoah County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Jackson	Shenandoah County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	39.4% (±14.3 points)	35.9% (±6.9 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	36.7% (±13.9 points)	25.2% (±5.3 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.1% (±4.3 points)	26.5% (±1.4 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$45,000 (±$16,223)	$47,938 (±$3,375)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$984 (±$78)	$984 (±$31)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Mount Jackson, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Shenandoah County (35.9%).

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

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

In Shenandoah County, Mount Jackson ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 302 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 Mount Jackson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Jackson
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Mount Jackson	—	39.4% (±14.3 points)	—
New Market	6.6 mi	37.2% (±17.9 points)	Not measurably different
Edinburg	7.5 mi	33.0% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Basye	8.0 mi	72.5% (±52.6 points)	Not measurably different
Timberville	9.9 mi	40.8% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
Woodstock	12 mi	33.3% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Luray	12 mi	52.2% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Broadway	12 mi	46.0% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Stanley	14 mi	30.3% (±12.4 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 Shenandoah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Basye	72.5% (±52.6 points)
2	Toms Brook	68.3% (±30.7 points)
3	Strasburg	51.3% (±20.1 points)
4	Mount Jackson	39.4% (±14.3 points)
5	New Market	37.2% (±17.9 points)
6	Woodstock	33.3% (±15.0 points)
7	Edinburg	33.0% (±21.7 points)
8	Maurertown	0.0% (±141.4 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 Mount Jackson

Are renters in Mount Jackson rent-burdened?

39.4% of renting households in Mount Jackson 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 Mount Jackson spend on rent?

The median renting household in Mount Jackson, VA spends 27.1% (±4.3 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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