What percentage of people rent in North East, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in North East, MD, 2020–2024
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37.7% (±13.8 points) of the occupied homes in North East, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 767 renting households against 1,267 that own their home.

In North East, the share of households that rent went from 46.0% in 2015–2019 to 37.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.7% (±13.8 points)
Renting households: 767 (±312)
Median renter income: $39,037 (±$19,247)

Who rents and who owns in North East

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North East	Cecil County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.7% (±13.8 points)	24.7% (±1.9 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	767 (±312)	10,038 (±789)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,267 (±303)	30,557 (±847)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,037 (±$19,247)	$48,331 (±$4,223)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$121,027 (±$10,348)	$110,498 (±$2,680)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In North East, the renter share is not measurably different from Cecil County (24.7%).

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

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

In Cecil County, North East ranks 5 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 103 of 388.

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

How renting in North East 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	46.0% (±9.0 points)	37.7% (±13.8 points)	−8.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$880 (±$86)	$1,329 (±$137)	+51.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$47,849 (±$19,288)	$91,603 (±$18,298)	+91.4%	Up 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 North East

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North East
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North East	—	37.7% (±13.8 points)	—
Charlestown	3.0 mi	7.7% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Elkton	6.4 mi	49.4% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Perryville	7.0 mi	34.3% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Port Deposit	8.4 mi	50.7% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Chesapeake City	8.9 mi	25.2% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rising Sun	9.0 mi	42.1% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Township (Chester County)	9.1 mi	6.2% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Havre de Grace	10 mi	28.4% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Charlestown, MD (7.7%), Elk Township (Chester County), PA (6.2%).

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

Households that rent across Cecil County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Port Deposit	50.7% (±13.1 points)
2	Elkton	49.4% (±5.5 points)
3	Rising Sun	42.1% (±8.1 points)
4	Cecilton	39.5% (±14.9 points)
5	North East	37.7% (±13.8 points)
6	Perryville	34.3% (±10.0 points)
7	Chesapeake City	25.2% (±7.8 points)
8	Charlestown	7.7% (±5.9 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 North East

How many renters are there in North East?

North East has an estimated 767 (±312) renting households, 37.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North East?

In North East, the share of households that rent went from 46.0% in 2015–2019 to 37.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North East?

A renting household in North East has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in North East?

The median renting household in North East, MD has an income of $39,037 (±$19,247) a year, against $121,027 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 North East town, Maryland (place:56450, 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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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.