What percentage of people rent in Hiawassee, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hiawassee, GA, 2020–2024
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42.0% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in Hiawassee, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 216 renting households against 298 that own their home.

In Hiawassee, the share of households that rent went from 47.0% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.0% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 216 (±76)
Median renter income: $26,630 (±$9,586)

Who rents and who owns in Hiawassee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hiawassee	Towns County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.0% (±10.9 points)	17.7% (±3.6 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	216 (±76)	1,049 (±245)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	298 (±81)	4,875 (±248)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	1.8 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$26,630 (±$9,586)	$28,321 (±$3,179)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,750 (±$18,207)	$64,825 (±$10,026)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Hiawassee, the renter share is higher than in Towns County (17.7%).

It is not measurably different from Georgia (34.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 217 of 602.

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

How renting in Hiawassee 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	47.0% (±8.8 points)	42.0% (±10.9 points)	−5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$659 (±$59)	$1,072 (±$246)	+62.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$44,643 (±$11,209)	$45,000 (±$23,329)	+0.8%	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 Hiawassee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hiawassee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hiawassee	—	42.0% (±10.9 points)	—
Young Harris	5.8 mi	61.2% (±13.3 points)	Higher
Hayesville	7.9 mi	40.9% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Blairsville	13 mi	81.0% (±12.4 points)	Higher
Helen	16 mi	18.2% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Andrews	18 mi	42.4% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Murphy	19 mi	54.0% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Tiger	19 mi	38.1% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Clayton	20 mi	36.5% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Helen, GA (18.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Young Harris, GA (61.2%), Blairsville, GA (81.0%).

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 Hiawassee

How many renters are there in Hiawassee?

Hiawassee has an estimated 216 (±76) renting households, 42.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hiawassee?

In Hiawassee, the share of households that rent went from 47.0% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hiawassee?

A renting household in Hiawassee has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hiawassee?

The median renting household in Hiawassee, GA has an income of $26,630 (±$9,586) a year, against $83,750 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 Hiawassee city, Georgia (place:38124, 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.