What percentage of people rent in Eatonton, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Eatonton, GA, 2020–2024
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23.6% (±8.7 points) of the occupied homes in Eatonton, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 596 renting households against 1,925 that own their home.

In Eatonton, the share of households that rent went from 25.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.6% (±8.7 points)
Renting households: 596 (±229)
Median renter income: $41,731 (±$17,291)

Who rents and who owns in Eatonton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Eatonton	Putnam County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.6% (±8.7 points)	19.1% (±4.1 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	596 (±229)	1,991 (±445)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,925 (±260)	8,444 (±455)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.8)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,731 (±$17,291)	$32,487 (±$12,720)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,491 (±$32,469)	$84,477 (±$4,832)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Eatonton, the renter share is not measurably different from Putnam County (19.1%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 444 of 602.

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

How renting in Eatonton 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	25.4% (±7.0 points)	23.6% (±8.7 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$518 (±$171)	$954 (±$106)	+84.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$37,398 (±$5,039)	$56,250 (±$34,524)	+50.4%	No measurable change 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 Eatonton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eatonton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Eatonton	—	23.6% (±8.7 points)	—
Shady Dale	13 mi	21.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different
Buckhead	17 mi	3.7% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Monticello	17 mi	31.2% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Madison	18 mi	46.4% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Milledgeville	19 mi	66.9% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Greensboro	20 mi	39.0% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Hardwick	21 mi	31.4% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Newborn	22 mi	26.1% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Buckhead, GA (3.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Madison, GA (46.4%), Milledgeville, GA (66.9%), Greensboro, GA (39.0%).

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

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 Eatonton

How many renters are there in Eatonton?

Eatonton has an estimated 596 (±229) renting households, 23.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Eatonton?

In Eatonton, the share of households that rent went from 25.4% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Eatonton?

A renting household in Eatonton has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Eatonton?

The median renting household in Eatonton, GA has an income of $41,731 (±$17,291) a year, against $80,491 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 Eatonton city, Georgia (place:26084, 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.