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

Name: Rent burden in Short Pump, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.8% (±9.0 points) of renting households in Short Pump, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

30.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 25.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.8% (±9.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 30.0% (±6.6 points)
Median share of income: 25.8% (±2.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Short Pump

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Short Pump	Henrico County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	13.9% (±4.4 points)	12.5%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	18.5% (±5.8 points)	12.6%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	16.0% (±3.9 points)	12.0%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.7% (±4.5 points)	11.3%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.8% (±6.1 points)	10.0%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	30.0% (±6.6 points)	41.7%	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.

Short Pump against Henrico County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Short Pump	Henrico County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.8% (±9.0 points)	51.7% (±2.7 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	30.0% (±6.6 points)	41.7% (±2.3 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	25.8% (±2.8 points)	30.8% (±1.1 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$90,494 (±$14,239)	$59,572 (±$2,348)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,847 (±$51)	$1,541 (±$29)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Short Pump, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Henrico County (51.7%).

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

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

In Henrico County, Short Pump ranks 11 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 282 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 Short Pump

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Short Pump
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Short Pump	—	40.8% (±9.0 points)	—
Innsbrook	2.4 mi	53.1% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wyndham	2.5 mi	39.2% (±26.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tuckahoe	5.1 mi	46.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Laurel	6.3 mi	57.2% (±7.7 points)	Higher
Dumbarton	6.8 mi	52.2% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Glen Allen	7.4 mi	39.7% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeside	8.4 mi	55.9% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Bon Air	10 mi	46.1% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Laurel, VA (57.2%), Lakeside, VA (55.9%).

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 Henrico County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
5	Lakeside	55.9% (±10.6 points)
6	Innsbrook	53.1% (±14.6 points)
7	Dumbarton	52.2% (±11.2 points)
8	Highland Springs	50.5% (±12.8 points)
9	Chamberlayne	49.5% (±58.3 points)
10	Tuckahoe	46.1% (±6.1 points)
11	Short Pump	40.8% (±9.0 points)
12	Glen Allen	39.7% (±12.4 points)
13	Wyndham	39.2% (±26.3 points)

Showing 9 of 13 places in Henrico County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Short Pump 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 Short Pump

Are renters in Short Pump rent-burdened?

40.8% of renting households in Short Pump 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 Short Pump spend on rent?

The median renting household in Short Pump, VA spends 25.8% (±2.8 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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