What percentage of people rent in Belhaven, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Belhaven, NC, 2020–2024
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46.7% (±10.2 points) of the occupied homes in Belhaven, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 330 renting households against 377 that own their home.

In Belhaven, the share of households that rent went from 42.7% in 2015–2019 to 46.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.7% (±10.2 points)
Renting households: 330 (±103)
Median renter income: $18,300 (±$8,752)

Who rents and who owns in Belhaven

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Belhaven	Beaufort County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.7% (±10.2 points)	30.5% (±2.2 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	330 (±103)	5,907 (±493)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	377 (±73)	13,478 (±454)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$18,300 (±$8,752)	$32,432 (±$5,755)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$40,859 (±$9,236)	$74,167 (±$3,988)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Belhaven, the renter share is higher than in Beaufort County (30.5%).

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

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

In Beaufort County, Belhaven ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 128 of 663.

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

How renting in Belhaven 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	42.7% (±8.8 points)	46.7% (±10.2 points)	+4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$712 (±$79)	$929 (±$478)	+30.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,667 (±$9,568)	$32,644 (±$7,251)	+3.1%	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 Belhaven

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belhaven
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Belhaven	—	46.7% (±10.2 points)	—
Pantego	3.7 mi	24.4% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bath	12 mi	13.3% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Aurora	19 mi	36.4% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
River Road	21 mi	31.7% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Plymouth	23 mi	44.1% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Washington Park	23 mi	9.3% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Roper	23 mi	42.5% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mesic	23 mi	14.1% (±17.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bath, NC (13.3%), Washington Park, NC (9.3%), Mesic, NC (14.1%).

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

Households that rent across Beaufort County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Washington	53.6% (±5.4 points)
2	Chocowinity	53.5% (±11.6 points)
3	Belhaven	46.7% (±10.2 points)
4	Aurora	36.4% (±14.8 points)
5	River Road	31.7% (±12.1 points)
6	Pantego	24.4% (±22.0 points)
7	Bath	13.3% (±10.5 points)
8	Washington Park	9.3% (±6.0 points)
9	Cypress Landing	0.0% (±7.3 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 Belhaven

How many renters are there in Belhaven?

Belhaven has an estimated 330 (±103) renting households, 46.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Belhaven?

In Belhaven, the share of households that rent went from 42.7% in 2015–2019 to 46.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Belhaven?

A renting household in Belhaven has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Belhaven?

The median renting household in Belhaven, NC has an income of $18,300 (±$8,752) a year, against $40,859 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 Belhaven town, North Carolina (place:04640, 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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