What percentage of people rent in Pooler, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Pooler, GA, 2020–2024
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39.8% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Pooler, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,631 renting households against 7,019 that own their home.

In Pooler, the share of households that rent went from 41.0% in 2015–2019 to 39.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.8% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 4,631 (±707)
Median renter income: $67,951 (±$12,879)

Who rents and who owns in Pooler

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pooler	Chatham County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.8% (±5.4 points)	43.2% (±1.1 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,631 (±707)	52,064 (±1,499)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,019 (±646)	68,319 (±1,308)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$67,951 (±$12,879)	$51,600 (±$2,061)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,988 (±$4,444)	$92,515 (±$3,099)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Pooler, the renter share is not measurably different from Chatham County (43.2%).

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

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

In Chatham County, Pooler ranks 5 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 250 of 602.

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

How renting in Pooler 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	41.0% (±5.0 points)	39.8% (±5.4 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,250 (±$69)	$1,671 (±$81)	+33.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$79,426 (±$8,956)	$91,766 (±$5,569)	+15.5%	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 Pooler

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pooler
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pooler	—	39.8% (±5.4 points)	—
Bloomingdale	3.3 mi	38.6% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Garden City	4.8 mi	56.3% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Port Wentworth	6.7 mi	41.4% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Henderson	6.8 mi	29.4% (±14.6 points)	Not measurably different
Savannah	7.0 mi	54.6% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Georgetown (community)	8.6 mi	45.4% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Vernonburg	12 mi	23.4% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Thunderbolt	13 mi	38.5% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Garden City, GA (56.3%), Savannah, GA (54.6%).

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

Households that rent across Chatham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Garden City	56.3% (±7.4 points)
2	Savannah	54.6% (±1.5 points)
3	Georgetown (community)	45.4% (±7.0 points)
4	Port Wentworth	41.4% (±6.2 points)
5	Pooler	39.8% (±5.4 points)
6	Bloomingdale	38.6% (±9.8 points)
7	Thunderbolt	38.5% (±10.2 points)
8	Henderson	29.4% (±14.6 points)
9	Whitemarsh Island	23.6% (±5.4 points)
10	Vernonburg	23.4% (±19.3 points)
11	Wilmington Island	23.0% (±4.4 points)

Showing 11 of 16 places in Chatham 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 Pooler

How many renters are there in Pooler?

Pooler has an estimated 4,631 (±707) renting households, 39.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pooler?

In Pooler, the share of households that rent went from 41.0% in 2015–2019 to 39.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pooler?

A renting household in Pooler has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pooler?

The median renting household in Pooler, GA has an income of $67,951 (±$12,879) a year, against $105,988 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 Pooler city, Georgia (place:62104, 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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