What percentage of people rent in Lynch, KY?

Name: Renters and owners in Lynch, KY, 2020–2024
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33.7% (±13.6 points) of the occupied homes in Lynch, KY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 89 renting households against 175 that own their home.

In Lynch, the share of households that rent went from 20.1% in 2015–2019 to 33.7% in 2020–2024 (+13.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.7% (±13.6 points)
Renting households: 89 (±42)
Median renter income: $25,972 (±$9,506)

Who rents and who owns in Lynch

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lynch	Harlan County	Kentucky	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.7% (±13.6 points)	28.4% (±3.2 points)	31.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	89 (±42)	3,051 (±367)	574,561 (±5,417)	45,017,354
Owning households	175 (±66)	7,680 (±340)	1,239,908 (±8,203)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.9)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,972 (±$9,506)	$25,169 (±$4,219)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$39,125 (±$19,383)	$50,256 (±$2,822)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009

In Lynch, the renter share is not measurably different from Harlan County (28.4%).

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

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

In Harlan County, Lynch ranks 4 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 200 of 448.

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

How renting in Lynch 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	20.1% (±10.4 points)	33.7% (±13.6 points)	+13.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$708 (±$263)	$889 (±$287)	+25.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,462 (±$4,782)	$30,114 (±$4,597)	−21.7%	Down 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 Lynch

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lynch
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lynch	—	33.7% (±13.6 points)	—
Benham	2.1 mi	18.0% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cumberland	4.8 mi	46.6% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Appalachia	7.5 mi	29.2% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Big Stone Gap	10 mi	36.7% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Whitesburg	12 mi	47.3% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pennington Gap	16 mi	56.6% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Norton	16 mi	50.0% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Evarts	17 mi	32.1% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pennington Gap, VA (56.6%), Norton, VA (50.0%).

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

Households that rent across Harlan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Harlan	58.8% (±7.9 points)
2	Cumberland	46.6% (±13.0 points)
3	Loyall	36.1% (±15.0 points)
4	Lynch	33.7% (±13.6 points)
5	Evarts	32.1% (±12.9 points)
6	Benham	18.0% (±11.7 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 Lynch

How many renters are there in Lynch?

Lynch has an estimated 89 (±42) renting households, 33.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lynch?

In Lynch, the share of households that rent went from 20.1% in 2015–2019 to 33.7% in 2020–2024 (+13.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lynch?

A renting household in Lynch has 1.9 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lynch?

The median renting household in Lynch, KY has an income of $25,972 (±$9,506) a year, against $39,125 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 Lynch city, Kentucky (place:48540, 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.