What percentage of people rent in Alamance, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Alamance, NC, 2020–2024
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21.7% (±7.9 points) of the occupied homes in Alamance, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 89 renting households against 321 that own their home.

In Alamance, the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.7% (±7.9 points)
Renting households: 89 (±35)
Median renter income: $41,875 (±$38,167)

Who rents and who owns in Alamance

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alamance	Alamance County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.7% (±7.9 points)	35.0% (±1.5 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	89 (±35)	24,519 (±1,118)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	321 (±84)	45,543 (±1,062)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±1.1)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.8)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,875 (±$38,167)	$44,589 (±$2,818)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,469 (±$32,179)	$82,343 (±$2,823)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Alamance, the renter share is lower than in Alamance County (35.0%).

It is also lower than in North Carolina (33.4%).

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

In Alamance County, Alamance ranks 8 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 440 of 663.

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

How renting in Alamance 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	12.8% (±7.8 points)	21.7% (±7.9 points)	+8.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$900 (±$226)	$1,156 (±$126)	+28.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,000 (±$17,354)	$99,375 (±$17,441)	+29.1%	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 Alamance

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alamance
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alamance	—	21.7% (±7.9 points)	—
Burlington	3.5 mi	46.2% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Elon	5.3 mi	29.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Whitsett	5.9 mi	9.5% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Graham	5.9 mi	46.8% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Gibsonville	6.0 mi	18.9% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Glen Raven	6.8 mi	33.8% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Swepsonville	7.4 mi	12.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Sedalia	7.9 mi	2.9% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Whitsett, NC (9.5%), Swepsonville, NC (12.1%), Sedalia, NC (2.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Burlington, NC (46.2%), Graham, NC (46.8%).

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

Households that rent across Alamance County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Burlington	46.2% (±2.7 points)
3	Mebane	39.5% (±4.7 points)
4	Glen Raven	33.8% (±10.3 points)
5	Green Level	32.9% (±9.9 points)
6	Elon	29.9% (±5.8 points)
7	Haw River	29.2% (±10.4 points)
8	Alamance	21.7% (±7.9 points)
9 (tie)	Ossipee	19.9% (±11.6 points)
9 (tie)	Woodlawn	19.9% (±14.8 points)
11	Saxapahaw	18.8% (±11.7 points)
12	Swepsonville	12.1% (±5.2 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Alamance 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 Alamance

How many renters are there in Alamance?

Alamance has an estimated 89 (±35) renting households, 21.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alamance?

In Alamance, the share of households that rent went from 12.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (+8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alamance?

A renting household in Alamance has 2.6 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alamance?

The median renting household in Alamance, NC has an income of $41,875 (±$38,167) a year, against $110,469 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 Alamance village, North Carolina (place:00640, in state:37).

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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