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

Name: Rent burden in Ronceverte, WV, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.5% (±23.5 points) of renting households in Ronceverte, WV spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

38.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.8% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 56.5% (±23.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 38.9% (±14.6 points)
Median share of income: 31.8% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ronceverte

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ronceverte	Greenbrier County	West Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	5.2% (±5.9 points)	12.0%	15.8%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.4% (±10.2 points)	9.1%	12.8%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	15.0% (±10.9 points)	10.3%	12.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.9% (±10.1 points)	11.2%	10.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	17.6% (±18.4 points)	13.2%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	38.9% (±14.6 points)	44.2%	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.

Ronceverte against Greenbrier County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ronceverte	Greenbrier County	West Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	56.5% (±23.5 points)	57.4% (±9.3 points)	48.8% (±1.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	38.9% (±14.6 points)	44.2% (±7.7 points)	39.0% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	31.8% (±4.0 points)	32.8% (±3.0 points)	29.4% (±0.7 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$23,375 (±$7,107)	$25,246 (±$3,370)	$33,142 (±$752)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$858 (±$108)	$868 (±$50)	$872 (±$8)	$1,413

In Ronceverte, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Greenbrier County (57.4%).

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

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

In Greenbrier County, Ronceverte ranks 6 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 93 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 Ronceverte

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ronceverte
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ronceverte	—	56.5% (±23.5 points)	—
Fairlea	1.8 mi	77.3% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lewisburg	4.5 mi	57.5% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Alderson	9.5 mi	66.9% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
White Sulphur Springs	9.8 mi	49.3% (±24.4 points)	Not measurably different
Union	12 mi	31.3% (±44.4 points)	Not measurably different
Falling Spring	18 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rupert	19 mi	84.0% (±31.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rainelle	22 mi	61.1% (±22.6 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 Greenbrier County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Rupert	84.0% (±31.8 points)
2	Fairlea	77.3% (±24.4 points)
3	Alderson	66.9% (±26.5 points)
4	Rainelle	61.1% (±22.6 points)
5	Lewisburg	57.5% (±27.0 points)
6	Ronceverte	56.5% (±23.5 points)
7	White Sulphur Springs	49.3% (±24.4 points)
8	Quinwood	31.8% (±82.5 points)
9	Falling Spring	0.0% (±141.4 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 Ronceverte

Are renters in Ronceverte rent-burdened?

56.5% of renting households in Ronceverte 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 Ronceverte spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ronceverte, WV spends 31.8% (±4.0 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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