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

Name: Rent burden in Elkins, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.2% (±14.0 points) of renting households in Elkins, WV spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

45.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 32.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.2% (±14.0 points)
Paying 35% or more: 45.3% (±11.5 points)
Median share of income: 32.9% (±5.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Elkins

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Elkins	Randolph County	West Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	15.1% (±10.9 points)	15.7%	15.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.6% (±2.6 points)	6.3%	12.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.7% (±7.2 points)	16.6%	12.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	17.4% (±9.6 points)	16.4%	10.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	10.9% (±7.9 points)	9.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	45.3% (±11.5 points)	35.6%	39.0%	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.

Elkins against Randolph County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elkins	Randolph County	West Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.2% (±14.0 points)	45.0% (±8.5 points)	48.8% (±1.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	45.3% (±11.5 points)	35.6% (±7.3 points)	39.0% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	32.9% (±5.2 points)	28.5% (±2.3 points)	29.4% (±0.7 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,557 (±$8,083)	$28,314 (±$7,421)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$903 (±$120)	$821 (±$52)	$872 (±$8)	$1,413

In Elkins, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Randolph County (45.0%).

It is not measurably different from West Virginia (48.8%).

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

In Randolph County, Elkins ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 96 of 267.

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 Elkins

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elkins
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Elkins	—	56.2% (±14.0 points)	—
Beverly	5.6 mi	55.7% (±26.2 points)	Not measurably different
Womelsdorf (Coalton)	6.1 mi	0.0% (±116.4 points)	Not measurably different
Junior	6.4 mi	51.4% (±63.6 points)	Not measurably different
Belington	7.8 mi	20.4% (±16.0 points)	Lower
Montrose	10 mi	0.0% (±109.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mill Creek	15 mi	27.3% (±49.7 points)	Not measurably different
Parsons	15 mi	47.8% (±21.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hambleton	16 mi	0.0% (±120.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Belington, WV (20.4%).

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 Randolph County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Huttonsville	95.7% (±67.2 points)
2	Elkins	56.2% (±14.0 points)
3	Beverly	55.7% (±26.2 points)
4	Harman	40.9% (±86.0 points)
5	Mill Creek	27.3% (±49.7 points)
6 (tie)	Montrose	0.0% (±109.3 points)
6 (tie)	Womelsdorf (Coalton)	0.0% (±116.4 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 Elkins

Are renters in Elkins rent-burdened?

56.2% of renting households in Elkins 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 Elkins spend on rent?

The median renting household in Elkins, WV spends 32.9% (±5.2 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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