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

Name: Rent burden in Rockwood, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.6% (±19.8 points) of renting households in Rockwood, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

25.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 27.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 41.6% (±19.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 25.7% (±13.4 points)
Median share of income: 27.9% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Rockwood

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Rockwood	Chesterfield County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	12.5% (±11.9 points)	11.4%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.9% (±8.3 points)	11.9%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.8% (±10.1 points)	12.0%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	20.1% (±14.7 points)	12.5%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.9% (±14.6 points)	10.3%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	25.7% (±13.4 points)	41.9%	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.

Rockwood against Chesterfield County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rockwood	Chesterfield County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	41.6% (±19.8 points)	52.2% (±3.1 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	25.7% (±13.4 points)	41.9% (±2.5 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	27.9% (±4.0 points)	31.1% (±1.2 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$73,613 (±$10,164)	$62,263 (±$3,857)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,744 (±$225)	$1,629 (±$25)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Rockwood, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Chesterfield County (52.2%).

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

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

In Chesterfield County, Rockwood ranks 12 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 272 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 Rockwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rockwood
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Rockwood	—	41.6% (±19.8 points)	—
Manchester	2.5 mi	56.5% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bon Air	3.7 mi	46.1% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Midlothian	4.4 mi	58.0% (±15.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brandermill	4.6 mi	45.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Meadowbrook	5.9 mi	57.3% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Woodlake	6.4 mi	37.6% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bensley	7.1 mi	60.4% (±14.4 points)	Not measurably different
Richmond	7.2 mi	52.0% (±2.2 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 Chesterfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
6	Manchester	56.5% (±12.4 points)
7	Matoaca	50.6% (±37.4 points)
8 (tie)	Chester	47.6% (±11.1 points)
8 (tie)	Enon	47.6% (±21.5 points)
10	Bon Air	46.1% (±10.9 points)
11	Brandermill	45.6% (±10.5 points)
12	Rockwood	41.6% (±19.8 points)
13	Woodlake	37.6% (±23.5 points)

Showing 8 of 13 places in Chesterfield County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Rockwood 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 Rockwood

Are renters in Rockwood rent-burdened?

41.6% of renting households in Rockwood 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 Rockwood spend on rent?

The median renting household in Rockwood, VA spends 27.9% (±4.0 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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