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

Name: Rent burden in Nitro, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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48.1% (±18.9 points) of renting households in Nitro, WV spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 28.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 48.1% (±18.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 44.1% (±18.4 points)
Median share of income: 28.3% (±12.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Nitro

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Nitro	Kanawha County	West Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	6.9% (±7.8 points)	16.3%	15.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	17.1% (±12.9 points)	12.3%	12.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	22.2% (±15.6 points)	14.4%	12.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.6% (±6.1 points)	9.6%	10.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.0% (±4.5 points)	10.3%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	44.1% (±18.4 points)	37.1%	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.

Nitro against Kanawha County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nitro	Kanawha County	West Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	48.1% (±18.9 points)	47.4% (±3.6 points)	48.8% (±1.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	44.1% (±18.4 points)	37.1% (±3.1 points)	39.0% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	28.3% (±12.9 points)	28.6% (±1.7 points)	29.4% (±0.7 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$35,170 (±$21,260)	$35,630 (±$2,517)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$949 (±$124)	$906 (±$25)	$872 (±$8)	$1,413

In Nitro, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Kanawha County (47.4%).

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

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

In Kanawha County, Nitro ranks 9 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 141 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 Nitro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nitro
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Nitro	—	48.1% (±18.9 points)	—
St. Albans	2.4 mi	49.3% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cross Lanes	2.6 mi	41.3% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Poca	4.3 mi	63.2% (±44.1 points)	Not measurably different
Dunbar	4.9 mi	44.7% (±16.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tornado	6.4 mi	0.0% (±83.7 points)	Not measurably different
Teays Valley	6.8 mi	56.7% (±23.8 points)	Not measurably different
Bancroft	7.1 mi	49.0% (±41.7 points)	Not measurably different
South Charleston	7.2 mi	51.8% (±12.9 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 Kanawha County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
3	Sissonville	72.5% (±34.3 points)
4	East Bank	58.0% (±51.6 points)
5	Chesapeake	52.7% (±21.4 points)
6	South Charleston	51.8% (±12.9 points)
7	Clendenin	50.0% (±79.3 points)
8	St. Albans	49.3% (±12.6 points)
9	Nitro	48.1% (±18.9 points)
10	Marmet	47.6% (±16.0 points)
11	Glasgow	47.1% (±60.3 points)
12	Charleston	46.8% (±5.3 points)
13	Dunbar	44.7% (±16.1 points)
14	Pinch	42.2% (±29.2 points)
15	Cross Lanes	41.3% (±19.1 points)

Showing 13 of 20 places in Kanawha County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Nitro

Are renters in Nitro rent-burdened?

48.1% of renting households in Nitro 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 Nitro spend on rent?

The median renting household in Nitro, WV spends 28.3% (±12.9 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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