What percentage of people rent in Boiling Spring Lakes, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Boiling Spring Lakes, NC, 2020–2024
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18.4% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in Boiling Spring Lakes, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 540 renting households against 2,397 that own their home.

In Boiling Spring Lakes, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.4% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 540 (±262)

Who rents and who owns in Boiling Spring Lakes

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boiling Spring Lakes	Brunswick County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.4% (±8.0 points)	15.4% (±1.2 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	540 (±262)	10,652 (±897)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,397 (±238)	58,472 (±1,096)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$48,968 (±$3,548)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,668 (±$12,728)	$82,429 (±$2,941)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Boiling Spring Lakes, the renter share is not measurably different from Brunswick County (15.4%).

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

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

In Brunswick County, Boiling Spring Lakes ranks 7 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 487 of 663.

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

How renting in Boiling Spring Lakes 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	24.2% (±8.1 points)	18.4% (±8.0 points)	−5.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$876 (±$224)	$1,385 (±$662)	+58.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,065 (±$9,622)	$62,676 (±$10,445)	+4.3%	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 Boiling Spring Lakes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boiling Spring Lakes
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Boiling Spring Lakes	—	18.4% (±8.0 points)	—
Bolivia	4.5 mi	12.9% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
St. James	7.0 mi	3.6% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Southport	8.5 mi	19.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Island	9.4 mi	10.3% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Caswell Beach	9.7 mi	6.6% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Carolina Beach	10 mi	15.6% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kure Beach	10 mi	19.9% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sea Breeze	11 mi	2.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. James, NC (3.6%), Caswell Beach, NC (6.6%), Sea Breeze, NC (2.0%).

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

Households that rent across Brunswick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Belville	43.5% (±10.0 points)
2	Shallotte	36.3% (±11.1 points)
3	Calabash	30.3% (±9.0 points)
4	Navassa	21.5% (±11.0 points)
5	Southport	19.8% (±7.6 points)
6	Leland	19.4% (±3.4 points)
7	Boiling Spring Lakes	18.4% (±8.0 points)
8	Sunset Beach	13.6% (±9.1 points)
9	Bolivia	12.9% (±12.0 points)
10	Sandy Creek	12.3% (±11.0 points)
11	Northwest	10.7% (±10.0 points)
12	Oak Island	10.3% (±3.3 points)
13	Caswell Beach	6.6% (±5.3 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Brunswick 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 Boiling Spring Lakes

How many renters are there in Boiling Spring Lakes?

Boiling Spring Lakes has an estimated 540 (±262) renting households, 18.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Boiling Spring Lakes?

In Boiling Spring Lakes, the share of households that rent went from 24.2% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−5.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Boiling Spring Lakes?

A renting household in Boiling Spring Lakes has 1.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Boiling Spring Lakes city, North Carolina (place:06760, 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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