What percentage of people rent in Portal, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Portal, GA, 2020–2024
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37.9% (±14.2 points) of the occupied homes in Portal, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 83 renting households against 136 that own their home.

In Portal, the share of households that rent went from 47.7% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.9% (±14.2 points)
Renting households: 83 (±43)
Median renter income: $62,232 (±$22,165)

Who rents and who owns in Portal

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Portal	Bulloch County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.9% (±14.2 points)	46.9% (±2.2 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	83 (±43)	14,467 (±796)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	136 (±52)	16,389 (±655)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.8)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,232 (±$22,165)	$40,490 (±$4,229)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,786 (±$16,703)	$84,996 (±$5,496)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Portal, the renter share is not measurably different from Bulloch County (46.9%).

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

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

In Bulloch County, Portal ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 278 of 602.

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

How renting in Portal 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	47.7% (±14.9 points)	37.9% (±14.2 points)	−9.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$886 (±$101)	$779 (±$122)	−12.1%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$34,375 (±$15,396)	$62,083 (±$8,842)	+80.6%	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 Portal

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Portal
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Portal	—	37.9% (±14.2 points)	—
Rocky Ford	10 mi	18.5% (±19.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pulaski	10 mi	11.1% (±13.1 points)	Lower
Statesboro	11 mi	77.9% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Register	12 mi	30.0% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different
Garfield	12 mi	39.3% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Metter	13 mi	52.0% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Twin City	14 mi	44.1% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Stillmore	18 mi	30.6% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pulaski, GA (11.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Statesboro, GA (77.9%).

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

Households that rent across Bulloch County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Statesboro	77.9% (±3.0 points)
2	Portal	37.9% (±14.2 points)
3	Brooklet	36.4% (±14.5 points)
4	Register	30.0% (±21.5 points)

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 Portal

How many renters are there in Portal?

Portal has an estimated 83 (±43) renting households, 37.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Portal?

In Portal, the share of households that rent went from 47.7% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (−9.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Portal?

A renting household in Portal has 2.9 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Portal?

The median renting household in Portal, GA has an income of $62,232 (±$22,165) a year, against $61,786 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 Portal town, Georgia (place:62216, 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.