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

Name: Rent burden in Gassaway, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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61.4% (±29.7 points) of renting households in Gassaway, WV spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

22.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 61.4% (±29.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 22.0% (±18.4 points)
Median share of income: 31.5% (±2.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in Gassaway

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Gassaway	Braxton County	West Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	4.7% (±9.1 points)	26.0%	15.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	20.5% (±15.3 points)	10.9%	12.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.0% (±10.8 points)	20.4%	12.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.4% (±4.2 points)	6.6%	10.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	39.4% (±23.3 points)	10.1%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	22.0% (±18.4 points)	26.0%	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.

Gassaway against Braxton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gassaway	Braxton County	West Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	61.4% (±29.7 points)	36.1% (±11.0 points)	48.8% (±1.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	22.0% (±18.4 points)	26.0% (±9.6 points)	39.0% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.5% (±2.2 points)	23.2% (±2.5 points)	29.4% (±0.7 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$15,341 (±$3,087)	$31,078 (±$9,114)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$463 (±$115)	$606 (±$64)	$872 (±$8)	$1,413

In Gassaway, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Braxton County (36.1%).

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

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

In Braxton County, Gassaway ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 74 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 Gassaway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gassaway
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Gassaway	—	61.4% (±29.7 points)	—
Sutton	3.1 mi	33.1% (±20.0 points)	Not measurably different
Flatwoods	7.2 mi	43.2% (±58.3 points)	Not measurably different
Burnsville	15 mi	37.7% (±29.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sand Fork	17 mi	0.0% (±125.0 points)	Not measurably different
Glenville	19 mi	29.6% (±16.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cowen	21 mi	74.7% (±30.3 points)	Not measurably different
Clay	22 mi	87.1% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
Camden-on-Gauley	23 mi	60.0% (±116.6 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 Braxton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Gassaway	61.4% (±29.7 points)
2	Flatwoods	43.2% (±58.3 points)
3	Burnsville	37.7% (±29.9 points)
4	Sutton	33.1% (±20.0 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 Gassaway

Are renters in Gassaway rent-burdened?

61.4% of renting households in Gassaway 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 Gassaway spend on rent?

The median renting household in Gassaway, WV spends 31.5% (±2.2 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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