What percentage of people rent in Elkhorn City, KY?

Name: Renters and owners in Elkhorn City, KY, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±12.7 points) of the occupied homes in Elkhorn City, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 116 renting households against 266 that own their home.

In Elkhorn City, the share of households that rent went from 45.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−14.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±12.7 points)
Renting households: 116 (±67)

Who rents and who owns in Elkhorn City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elkhorn City	Pike County	Kentucky	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±12.7 points)	24.7% (±2.3 points)	31.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	116 (±67)	5,997 (±596)	574,561 (±5,417)	45,017,354
Owning households	266 (±79)	18,287 (±586)	1,239,908 (±8,203)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$24,692 (±$4,568)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$49,250 (±$17,475)	$50,673 (±$2,561)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009

In Elkhorn City, the renter share is not measurably different from Pike County (24.7%).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky (31.7%).

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

In Pike County, Elkhorn City ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 221 of 448.

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

How renting in Elkhorn City 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	45.3% (±11.0 points)	30.4% (±12.7 points)	−14.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$526 (±$50)	$605 (±$97)	+15.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$24,338 (±$4,276)	$44,000 (±$15,496)	+80.8%	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 Elkhorn City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elkhorn City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elkhorn City	—	30.4% (±12.7 points)	—
Haysi	8.1 mi	40.2% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Clinchco	11 mi	45.2% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Clintwood	13 mi	40.9% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pikeville	15 mi	59.2% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Grundy	15 mi	13.8% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Coal Run Village	18 mi	28.9% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Jenkins	19 mi	39.6% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pound	19 mi	24.2% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grundy, VA (13.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pikeville, KY (59.2%).

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

Households that rent across Pike County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Pikeville	59.2% (±6.2 points)
2	Elkhorn City	30.4% (±12.7 points)
3	Coal Run Village	28.9% (±10.1 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 Elkhorn City

How many renters are there in Elkhorn City?

Elkhorn City has an estimated 116 (±67) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elkhorn City?

In Elkhorn City, the share of households that rent went from 45.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (−14.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Elkhorn City?

A renting household in Elkhorn City has 1.8 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Elkhorn City city, Kentucky (place:24382, in state:21).

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.