What percentage of people rent in Mount Airy, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Airy, MD, 2020–2024
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5.6% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Airy, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 186 renting households against 3,114 that own their home.

In Mount Airy, the share of households that rent went from 9.2% in 2015–2019 to 5.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 5.6% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 186 (±86)
Median renter income: $152,857 (±$102,621)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Airy

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Airy	Carroll County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	5.6% (±2.6 points)	15.7% (±1.3 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	186 (±86)	10,062 (±843)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,114 (±186)	54,223 (±836)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±0.9)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$152,857 (±$102,621)	$56,548 (±$6,461)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$151,029 (±$13,524)	$131,615 (±$3,403)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Mount Airy, the renter share is lower than in Carroll County (15.7%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (32.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Carroll County, Mount Airy ranks 9 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 344 of 388.

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

How renting in Mount Airy 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	9.2% (±2.3 points)	5.6% (±2.6 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,580 (±$181)	$1,854 (±$281)	+17.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$125,365 (±$11,782)	$151,324 (±$12,406)	+20.7%	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 Mount Airy

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Airy
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Airy	—	5.6% (±2.6 points)	—
Green Valley	5.1 mi	1.8% (±1.3 points)	Lower
New Market	6.5 mi	3.4% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Monrovia	6.6 mi	1.7% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Damascus	7.5 mi	9.9% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Linganore	8.3 mi	6.6% (±1.9 points)	Not measurably different
Libertytown	9.6 mi	1.1% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Sykesville	9.7 mi	22.5% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Spring Ridge	10 mi	12.6% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Green Valley, MD (1.8%), Libertytown, MD (1.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Damascus, MD (9.9%), Sykesville, MD (22.5%).

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

Households that rent across Carroll County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Taneytown	23.1% (±9.1 points)
4	Sykesville	22.5% (±9.0 points)
5	Hampstead	19.7% (±6.2 points)
6	Manchester	16.5% (±7.0 points)
7	Eldersburg	12.0% (±2.1 points)
8	New Windsor	10.3% (±7.0 points)
9	Mount Airy	5.6% (±2.6 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Carroll 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 Mount Airy

How many renters are there in Mount Airy?

Mount Airy has an estimated 186 (±86) renting households, 5.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Airy?

In Mount Airy, the share of households that rent went from 9.2% in 2015–2019 to 5.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Mount Airy?

A renting household in Mount Airy has 3.2 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Airy?

The median renting household in Mount Airy, MD has an income of $152,857 (±$102,621) a year, against $151,029 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 Mount Airy town, Maryland (place:53875, 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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