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

Name: Rent burden in Hurricane, WV, 2020–2024
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29.5% (±12.7 points) of renting households in Hurricane, 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 21.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 29.5% (±12.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 22.0% (±11.0 points)
Median share of income: 21.5% (±3.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in Hurricane

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Hurricane	Putnam County	West Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	14.5% (±10.4 points)	10.6%	15.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	29.2% (±15.0 points)	19.1%	12.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	20.8% (±12.1 points)	14.8%	12.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	6.0% (±5.7 points)	11.8%	10.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	7.5% (±6.3 points)	8.4%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	22.0% (±11.0 points)	35.4%	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.

Hurricane against Putnam County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hurricane	Putnam County	West Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	29.5% (±12.7 points)	43.8% (±9.5 points)	48.8% (±1.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	22.0% (±11.0 points)	35.4% (±8.2 points)	39.0% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	21.5% (±3.1 points)	27.4% (±3.1 points)	29.4% (±0.7 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,828 (±$13,050)	$40,380 (±$7,240)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$878 (±$38)	$952 (±$81)	$872 (±$8)	$1,413

In Hurricane, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Putnam County (43.8%).

It is also lower than in West Virginia (48.8%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 203 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 Hurricane

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hurricane
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Hurricane	—	29.5% (±12.7 points)	—
Culloden	3.0 mi	43.6% (±33.5 points)	Not measurably different
Teays Valley	5.3 mi	56.7% (±23.8 points)	Higher
Milton	6.4 mi	54.7% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Eleanor	9.1 mi	36.0% (±22.8 points)	Not measurably different
Winfield	9.9 mi	45.2% (±24.2 points)	Not measurably different
Tornado	11 mi	0.0% (±83.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bancroft	11 mi	49.0% (±41.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hamlin	11 mi	18.6% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Teays Valley, WV (56.7%).

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 Putnam County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Poca	63.2% (±44.1 points)
2	Teays Valley	56.7% (±23.8 points)
3	Buffalo	51.4% (±58.2 points)
4	Bancroft	49.0% (±41.7 points)
5	Winfield	45.2% (±24.2 points)
6	Eleanor	36.0% (±22.8 points)
7	Hurricane	29.5% (±12.7 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 Hurricane

Are renters in Hurricane rent-burdened?

29.5% of renting households in Hurricane 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 Hurricane spend on rent?

The median renting household in Hurricane, WV spends 21.5% (±3.1 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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