What percentage of people rent in Ball Ground, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ball Ground, GA, 2020–2024
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14.8% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in Ball Ground, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 171 renting households against 982 that own their home.

In Ball Ground, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.8% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 171 (±76)
Median renter income: $107,083 (±$93,942)

Who rents and who owns in Ball Ground

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ball Ground	Cherokee County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.8% (±6.5 points)	22.7% (±1.2 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	171 (±76)	23,050 (±1,276)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	982 (±107)	78,464 (±1,356)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$107,083 (±$93,942)	$66,514 (±$5,637)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$121,212 (±$8,483)	$122,110 (±$2,786)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Ball Ground, the renter share is lower than in Cherokee County (22.7%).

It is also lower than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Cherokee County, Ball Ground ranks 6 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 535 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Ball Ground has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	18.8% (±6.2 points)	14.8% (±6.5 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,079 (±$264)	$1,344 (±$103)	+24.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$78,913 (±$6,572)	$117,829 (±$7,875)	+49.3%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ball Ground

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ball Ground
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ball Ground	—	14.8% (±6.5 points)	—
Nelson	2.4 mi	22.6% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Jasper	9.5 mi	49.6% (±8.6 points)	Higher
Canton	9.6 mi	44.4% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Waleska	10 mi	53.7% (±25.2 points)	Higher
Holly Springs	14 mi	24.9% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Milton	14 mi	27.5% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Talking Rock	15 mi	1.7% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Dawsonville	15 mi	27.5% (±8.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Talking Rock, GA (1.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jasper, GA (49.6%), Canton, GA (44.4%), Waleska, GA (53.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Cherokee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Waleska	53.7% (±25.2 points)
2	Canton	44.4% (±4.3 points)
3	Woodstock	36.0% (±3.7 points)
4	Holly Springs	24.9% (±5.6 points)
5	Nelson	22.6% (±11.1 points)
6	Ball Ground	14.8% (±6.5 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ball Ground

How many renters are there in Ball Ground?

Ball Ground has an estimated 171 (±76) renting households, 14.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ball Ground?

In Ball Ground, the share of households that rent went from 18.8% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ball Ground?

A renting household in Ball Ground has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ball Ground?

The median renting household in Ball Ground, GA has an income of $107,083 (±$93,942) a year, against $121,212 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ball Ground city, Georgia (place:05036, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.