What percentage of people rent in Cajah's Mountain, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Cajah's Mountain, NC, 2020–2024
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24.7% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Cajah's Mountain, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 212 renting households against 645 that own their home.

In Cajah's Mountain, the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.7% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 212 (±72)
Median renter income: $53,393 (±$3,881)

Who rents and who owns in Cajah's Mountain

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cajah's Mountain	Caldwell County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.7% (±7.2 points)	26.5% (±2.1 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	212 (±72)	8,710 (±736)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	645 (±120)	24,209 (±753)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±1.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$53,393 (±$3,881)	$35,595 (±$3,051)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$52,917 (±$13,977)	$67,563 (±$5,411)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Cajah's Mountain, the renter share is not measurably different from Caldwell County (26.5%).

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

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

In Caldwell County, Cajah's Mountain ranks 5 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 405 of 663.

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

How renting in Cajah's 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	25.0% (±6.0 points)	24.7% (±7.2 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$589 (±$152)	$729 (±$115)	+23.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,452 (±$4,005)	$53,361 (±$5,400)	+20.0%	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 Cajah's Mountain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cajah's Mountain
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cajah's Mountain	—	24.7% (±7.2 points)	—
Hudson	2.8 mi	19.0% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Gamewell	3.6 mi	38.8% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lenoir	4.0 mi	35.8% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Sawmills	4.1 mi	31.3% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rutherford College	6.9 mi	26.9% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Valdese	6.9 mi	27.1% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Connelly Springs	7.0 mi	41.2% (±14.9 points)	Not measurably different
Granite Falls	7.3 mi	33.7% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lenoir, NC (35.8%).

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

Households that rent across Caldwell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Gamewell	38.8% (±12.6 points)
2	Lenoir	35.8% (±5.0 points)
3	Granite Falls	33.7% (±7.7 points)
4	Sawmills	31.3% (±8.7 points)
5	Cajah's Mountain	24.7% (±7.2 points)
6	Hudson	19.0% (±8.6 points)
7	Northlakes	16.4% (±15.7 points)
8	Cedar Rock	7.7% (±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 Cajah's Mountain

How many renters are there in Cajah's Mountain?

Cajah's Mountain has an estimated 212 (±72) renting households, 24.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cajah's Mountain?

In Cajah's Mountain, the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 24.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cajah's Mountain?

A renting household in Cajah's Mountain has 3.0 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cajah's Mountain?

The median renting household in Cajah's Mountain, NC has an income of $53,393 (±$3,881) a year, against $52,917 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 Cajah's Mountain town, North Carolina (place:09530, 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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