What percentage of people rent in Dalton, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dalton, GA, 2020–2024
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47.6% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Dalton, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,906 renting households against 6,493 that own their home.

In Dalton, the share of households that rent went from 56.4% in 2015–2019 to 47.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.6% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 5,906 (±496)
Median renter income: $44,543 (±$4,250)

Who rents and who owns in Dalton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dalton	Whitfield County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.6% (±3.6 points)	33.0% (±1.7 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,906 (±496)	12,154 (±705)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,493 (±520)	24,680 (±609)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,543 (±$4,250)	$45,006 (±$2,827)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$87,244 (±$10,908)	$80,237 (±$4,802)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Dalton, the renter share is higher than in Whitfield County (33.0%).

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

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

In Whitfield County, Dalton ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 154 of 602.

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

How renting in Dalton 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	56.4% (±3.2 points)	47.6% (±3.6 points)	−8.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$699 (±$22)	$996 (±$55)	+42.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$44,696 (±$3,525)	$63,577 (±$5,546)	+42.2%	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 Dalton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dalton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dalton	—	47.6% (±3.6 points)	—
Tunnel Hill	7.1 mi	27.6% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Varnell	9.2 mi	8.6% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Chatsworth	11 mi	34.2% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Eton	12 mi	16.9% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Cohutta	13 mi	22.5% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Resaca	13 mi	36.6% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ringgold	13 mi	51.6% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rock Spring	15 mi	26.8% (±16.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tunnel Hill, GA (27.6%), Varnell, GA (8.6%), Chatsworth, GA (34.2%).

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

Households that rent across Whitfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dalton	47.6% (±3.6 points)
2	Tunnel Hill	27.6% (±9.8 points)
3	Cohutta	22.5% (±9.9 points)
4	Varnell	8.6% (±4.7 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 Dalton

How many renters are there in Dalton?

Dalton has an estimated 5,906 (±496) renting households, 47.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dalton?

In Dalton, the share of households that rent went from 56.4% in 2015–2019 to 47.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Dalton?

A renting household in Dalton has 2.6 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dalton?

The median renting household in Dalton, GA has an income of $44,543 (±$4,250) a year, against $87,244 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 Dalton city, Georgia (place:21380, 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.