What percentage of people rent in Ballenger Creek, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Ballenger Creek, MD, 2020–2024
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35.3% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Ballenger Creek, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,490 renting households against 6,386 that own their home.

In Ballenger Creek, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 35.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.3% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 3,490 (±506)
Median renter income: $73,613 (±$13,126)

Who rents and who owns in Ballenger Creek

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ballenger Creek	Frederick County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.3% (±4.6 points)	23.0% (±0.9 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,490 (±506)	24,040 (±944)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,386 (±581)	80,595 (±971)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,613 (±$13,126)	$71,549 (±$4,122)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$125,307 (±$13,595)	$143,802 (±$2,398)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Ballenger Creek, the renter share is higher than in Frederick County (23.0%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (32.4%).

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

In Frederick County, Ballenger Creek ranks 3 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 128 of 388.

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

How renting in Ballenger 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	35.4% (±3.3 points)	35.3% (±4.6 points)	−0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,595 (±$63)	$1,987 (±$134)	+24.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$91,143 (±$6,340)	$108,944 (±$7,475)	+19.5%	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 Ballenger Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ballenger Creek
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ballenger Creek	—	35.3% (±4.6 points)	—
Bartonsville	3.6 mi	5.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Frederick	3.7 mi	41.2% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Buckeystown	4.0 mi	36.2% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Braddock Heights	4.4 mi	9.5% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Spring Ridge	4.6 mi	12.6% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Urbana	5.7 mi	19.7% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Adamstown	5.8 mi	2.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Jefferson	6.5 mi	13.8% (±6.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bartonsville, MD (5.1%), Braddock Heights, MD (9.5%), Spring Ridge, MD (12.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Frederick, MD (41.2%).

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

Households that rent across Frederick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Frederick	41.2% (±2.1 points)
2	Buckeystown	36.2% (±15.1 points)
3	Ballenger Creek	35.3% (±4.6 points)
4	Burkittsville	29.2% (±17.2 points)
5	Emmitsburg	27.7% (±10.0 points)
6	Thurmont	26.7% (±6.5 points)
7	Woodsboro	23.3% (±8.5 points)
8	Urbana	19.7% (±4.0 points)
9	Middletown	18.3% (±5.9 points)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Frederick County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ballenger Creek is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Ballenger Creek

How many renters are there in Ballenger Creek?

Ballenger Creek has an estimated 3,490 (±506) renting households, 35.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ballenger Creek?

In Ballenger Creek, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 35.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ballenger Creek?

A renting household in Ballenger Creek has 2.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ballenger Creek?

The median renting household in Ballenger Creek, MD has an income of $73,613 (±$13,126) a year, against $125,307 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 Ballenger Creek CDP, Maryland (place:03800, in state:24).

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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