County · Census 2020–2024
Median rent and rent burden in Polk County, Tennessee
- Median monthly gross rent
- $676 ± $58 margin
- Rent burden · 30% or more
- 49.2% ± 16.1 percentage points
- Severe burden · 50% or more
- 29.3% ± 16.1 percentage points
How much income would keep this rent at 30%?
The area’s median gross rent would equal 30% of an annual household income of $27,040. The calculation multiplies monthly rent by 12 and divides by 0.30.
Compare nearby counties
No published comparison within 100 miles had a rent range entirely below this one.
| Area | Miles away | Median gross rent ± margin | Rent burden | Severe burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley County, Tennessee | 18.2 | $1,030 ± $32 | 45.4% | 19.9% |
| McMinn County, Tennessee | 22.2 | $803 ± $50 | 44.8% | 18.2% |
| Monroe County, Tennessee | 28.6 | $714 ± $89 | 52% | 27.3% |
Compare with broader areas
| Area | Median gross rent ± margin | Rent burden | Severe burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County, Tennessee | $676 ± $58 | 49.2% | 29.3% |
| Tennessee | $1,189 ± $7 | 48.8% | 23.3% |
| United States | $1,413 ± $2 | 51.1% | 25.9% |
Data and definitions
How to read the estimates
The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey five-year release provides these survey estimates. America.co matched Census rent tables by geography ID and used the Gazetteer’s representative points to calculate straight-line distance.
- Gross rent includes contract rent and utilities or fuels paid separately. The median describes cash-rent homes surveyed during this period.
- Rent burden means gross rent was at least 30% of household income. Severe rent burden means at least 50%. Both shares use only cash-rent households for which Census could compute the ratio.
- Margins use the Census 90% confidence level. The rent margin is published by Census. The burden margins are approximate and combine the published category margins using the Census sum and proportion formulas. County and ZIP-area pages require at least 100 estimated households with a computed ratio, a rent margin at most 35% of the estimate, and a rent-burden margin of 20 percentage points or less.
- ZIP areas are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. A mailing ZIP can differ or have no corresponding Census area. Distances are straight-line distances between representative points.
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