What percentage of people rent in Johns Creek, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Johns Creek, GA, 2020–2024
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19.6% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in Johns Creek, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,680 renting households against 23,268 that own their home.

In Johns Creek, the share of households that rent went from 23.6% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.6% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 5,680 (±611)
Median renter income: $91,207 (±$14,897)

Who rents and who owns in Johns Creek

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Johns Creek	Fulton County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.6% (±2.0 points)	45.7% (±0.7 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,680 (±611)	211,288 (±3,701)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	23,268 (±1,000)	251,193 (±3,472)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$91,207 (±$14,897)	$62,287 (±$1,848)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$182,051 (±$6,057)	$138,102 (±$2,882)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Johns Creek, the renter share is lower than in Fulton County (45.7%).

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

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

In Fulton County, Johns Creek ranks 13 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 485 of 602.

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

How renting in Johns Creek 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	23.6% (±1.7 points)	19.6% (±2.0 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,677 (±$48)	$2,257 (±$41)	+34.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$122,514 (±$3,485)	$160,093 (±$7,573)	+30.7%	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 Johns Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Johns Creek
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Johns Creek	—	19.6% (±2.0 points)	—
Berkeley Lake	3.7 mi	3.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Duluth	3.7 mi	43.5% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Alpharetta	4.7 mi	34.9% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Peachtree Corners	4.8 mi	47.0% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Norcross	6.6 mi	40.1% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Suwanee	8.0 mi	41.0% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Roswell	8.4 mi	28.1% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Dunwoody	8.9 mi	43.8% (±2.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Berkeley Lake, GA (3.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Duluth, GA (43.5%), Alpharetta, GA (34.9%), Peachtree Corners, GA (47.0%).

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

Households that rent across Fulton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Palmetto	40.0% (±9.4 points)
8	Fairburn	35.8% (±7.0 points)
9	Alpharetta	34.9% (±2.0 points)
10	South Fulton	28.5% (±2.9 points)
11	Roswell	28.1% (±2.1 points)
12	Milton	27.5% (±3.5 points)
13	Johns Creek	19.6% (±2.0 points)
14	Chattahoochee Hills	10.4% (±6.9 points)
15	Mountain Park	10.0% (±7.3 points)

Showing 9 of 15 places in Fulton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Johns Creek

How many renters are there in Johns Creek?

Johns Creek has an estimated 5,680 (±611) renting households, 19.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Johns Creek?

In Johns Creek, the share of households that rent went from 23.6% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Johns Creek?

A renting household in Johns Creek has 2.6 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Johns Creek?

The median renting household in Johns Creek, GA has an income of $91,207 (±$14,897) a year, against $182,051 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 Johns Creek city, Georgia (place:42425, 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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