What percentage of people rent in Broad Creek, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Broad Creek, NC, 2020–2024
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14.8% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Broad Creek, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 125 renting households against 717 that own their home.

In Broad Creek, the share of households that rent went from 27.6% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−12.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.8% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 125 (±50)

Who rents and who owns in Broad Creek

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Broad Creek	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.8% (±5.7 points)	25.3% (±1.6 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	125 (±50)	8,092 (±588)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	717 (±111)	23,885 (±511)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.8)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$38,857 (±$5,218)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,923 (±$8,574)	$85,430 (±$3,699)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Broad Creek, the renter share is lower than in Carteret County (25.3%).

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

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

In Carteret County, Broad Creek ranks 7 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 531 of 663.

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

How renting in Broad Creek 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	27.6% (±6.4 points)	14.8% (±5.7 points)	−12.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,115 (±$168)	$908 (±$300)	−18.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$53,696 (±$3,900)	$57,500 (±$7,225)	+7.1%	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 Broad Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Broad Creek
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Broad Creek	—	14.8% (±5.7 points)	—
Newport	3.4 mi	38.6% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Indian Beach	3.6 mi	0.0% (±32.2 points)	Not measurably different
Brandywine Bay	5.1 mi	10.8% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pine Knoll Shores	5.6 mi	1.8% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Bogue	6.9 mi	13.1% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Emerald Isle	8.0 mi	14.4% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cape Carteret	8.5 mi	20.4% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Peletier	8.7 mi	22.5% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Knoll Shores, NC (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Newport, NC (38.6%).

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

Households that rent across Carteret County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Morehead City	53.3% (±4.4 points)
2	Beaufort	46.6% (±7.1 points)
3	Newport	38.6% (±8.4 points)
4	Atlantic Beach	37.5% (±8.5 points)
5	Peletier	22.5% (±9.0 points)
6	Cape Carteret	20.4% (±11.1 points)
7	Broad Creek	14.8% (±5.7 points)
8	Emerald Isle	14.4% (±4.3 points)
9	Bogue	13.1% (±8.8 points)
10	Cedar Point	12.8% (±5.0 points)
11	Brandywine Bay	10.8% (±7.3 points)
12	Harkers Island	10.6% (±5.2 points)
13	Pine Knoll Shores	1.8% (±1.3 points)

Showing 13 of 14 places in Carteret County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Broad Creek is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Broad Creek

How many renters are there in Broad Creek?

Broad Creek has an estimated 125 (±50) renting households, 14.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Broad Creek?

In Broad Creek, the share of households that rent went from 27.6% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−12.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Broad Creek?

A renting household in Broad Creek has 2.4 people on average, against 2.2 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 Broad Creek CDP, North Carolina (place:08040, 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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