What percentage of people rent in Fort Gaines, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Gaines, GA, 2020–2024
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51.5% (±12.4 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Gaines, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 233 renting households against 219 that own their home.

In Fort Gaines, the share of households that rent went from 52.7% in 2015–2019 to 51.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 51.5% (±12.4 points)
Renting households: 233 (±90)
Median renter income: $31,506 (±$8,631)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Gaines

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Gaines	Clay County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	51.5% (±12.4 points)	21.7% (±6.7 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	233 (±90)	267 (±95)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	219 (±72)	964 (±110)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,506 (±$8,631)	$31,676 (±$9,017)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,188 (±$28,159)	$60,577 (±$23,606)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Fort Gaines, the renter share is higher than in Clay County (21.7%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 107 of 602.

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

How renting in Fort Gaines 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	52.7% (±12.9 points)	51.5% (±12.4 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$338 (±$68)	$525 (±$243)	+55.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$21,759 (±$7,522)	$38,071 (±$12,074)	+75.0%	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 Fort Gaines

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Gaines
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Gaines	—	51.5% (±12.4 points)	—
Abbeville	13 mi	35.7% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Bluffton	13 mi	15.6% (±16.4 points)	Lower
Haleburg	16 mi	13.4% (±14.4 points)	Lower
Georgetown	17 mi	15.7% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Bakerhill	17 mi	28.9% (±22.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cuthbert	19 mi	74.8% (±12.3 points)	Higher
Blakely	19 mi	51.6% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Edison	19 mi	57.3% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Abbeville, AL (35.7%), Bluffton, GA (15.6%), Haleburg, AL (13.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cuthbert, GA (74.8%).

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 Fort Gaines

How many renters are there in Fort Gaines?

Fort Gaines has an estimated 233 (±90) renting households, 51.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Gaines?

In Fort Gaines, the share of households that rent went from 52.7% in 2015–2019 to 51.5% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Gaines?

A renting household in Fort Gaines has 2.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Gaines?

The median renting household in Fort Gaines, GA has an income of $31,506 (±$8,631) a year, against $52,188 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 Fort Gaines city, Georgia (place:30816, 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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