What percentage of people rent in Beech Mountain, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Beech Mountain, NC, 2020–2024
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10.7% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Beech Mountain, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 55 renting households against 460 that own their home.

In Beech Mountain, the share of households that rent went from 9.5% in 2015–2019 to 10.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.7% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 55 (±27)
Median renter income: $50,511 (±$6,940)

Who rents and who owns in Beech Mountain

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Beech Mountain	Watauga County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.7% (±4.6 points)	37.9% (±2.4 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	55 (±27)	8,041 (±618)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	460 (±59)	13,157 (±509)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,511 (±$6,940)	$30,164 (±$4,886)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,929 (±$15,317)	$74,480 (±$7,721)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Beech Mountain, the renter share is lower than in Watauga County (37.9%).

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

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

In Watauga County, Beech Mountain ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 586 of 663.

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

How renting in Beech Mountain 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	9.5% (±4.1 points)	10.7% (±4.6 points)	+1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,141 (±$163)	$1,137 (±$31)	−0.4%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$74,000 (±$7,194)	$90,855 (±$16,861)	+22.8%	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 Beech Mountain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Beech Mountain
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Beech Mountain	—	10.7% (±4.6 points)	—
Banner Elk	3.7 mi	31.1% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Seven Devils	5.9 mi	7.2% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sugar Mountain	5.9 mi	7.0% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Elk Park	6.4 mi	47.5% (±17.0 points)	Higher
Foscoe	7.4 mi	26.6% (±13.2 points)	Higher
Cove Creek	7.7 mi	18.1% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Grandfather Village	8.3 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Newland	8.8 mi	41.9% (±15.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Banner Elk, NC (31.1%), Elk Park, NC (47.5%), Foscoe, NC (26.6%).

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

Households that rent across Watauga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Boone	73.8% (±4.3 points)
2	Foscoe	26.6% (±13.2 points)
3	Cove Creek	18.1% (±11.3 points)
4	Blowing Rock	16.7% (±10.2 points)
5	Beech Mountain	10.7% (±4.6 points)
6	Seven Devils	7.2% (±7.0 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 Beech Mountain

How many renters are there in Beech Mountain?

Beech Mountain has an estimated 55 (±27) renting households, 10.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Beech Mountain?

In Beech Mountain, the share of households that rent went from 9.5% in 2015–2019 to 10.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Beech Mountain?

A renting household in Beech Mountain has 1.4 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Beech Mountain?

The median renting household in Beech Mountain, NC has an income of $50,511 (±$6,940) a year, against $98,929 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 Beech Mountain town, North Carolina (place:04510, 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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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.