What percentage of people rent in Carolina Beach, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Carolina Beach, NC, 2020–2024
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15.6% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Carolina Beach, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 480 renting households against 2,593 that own their home.

In Carolina Beach, the share of households that rent went from 35.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.6% in 2020–2024 (−19.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.6% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 480 (±167)
Median renter income: $68,409 (±$18,121)

Who rents and who owns in Carolina Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carolina Beach	New Hanover County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.6% (±5.0 points)	38.6% (±1.2 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	480 (±167)	40,473 (±1,432)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,593 (±305)	64,383 (±1,382)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,409 (±$18,121)	$49,019 (±$2,829)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,383 (±$16,728)	$101,102 (±$3,552)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Carolina Beach, the renter share is lower than in New Hanover County (38.6%).

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

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

In New Hanover County, Carolina Beach ranks 12 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 521 of 663.

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

How renting in Carolina Beach 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	35.0% (±5.8 points)	15.6% (±5.0 points)	−19.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,153 (±$68)	$1,513 (±$384)	+31.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,949 (±$9,921)	$94,398 (±$20,918)	+25.9%	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 Carolina Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carolina Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carolina Beach	—	15.6% (±5.0 points)	—
Sea Breeze	1.8 mi	2.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Kure Beach	3.0 mi	19.9% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Myrtle Grove	5.9 mi	16.4% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Lake	7.0 mi	17.8% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Southport	9.7 mi	19.8% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Boiling Spring Lakes	10 mi	18.4% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Wilmington	12 mi	52.4% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Caswell Beach	13 mi	6.6% (±5.3 points)	Lower

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wilmington, NC (52.4%).

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

Households that rent across New Hanover County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Kure Beach	19.9% (±12.5 points)
7	Wrightsville Beach	19.2% (±7.0 points)
8	Silver Lake	17.8% (±7.4 points)
9	Porters Neck	17.4% (±5.7 points)
10	Myrtle Grove	16.4% (±5.1 points)
11	Bayshore	16.1% (±9.1 points)
12	Carolina Beach	15.6% (±5.0 points)
13	Ogden	11.4% (±5.9 points)
14	Skippers Corner	8.5% (±8.2 points)
15	Sea Breeze	2.0% (±2.6 points)

Showing 10 of 15 places in New Hanover 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 Carolina Beach

How many renters are there in Carolina Beach?

Carolina Beach has an estimated 480 (±167) renting households, 15.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Carolina Beach?

In Carolina Beach, the share of households that rent went from 35.0% in 2015–2019 to 15.6% in 2020–2024 (−19.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Carolina Beach?

A renting household in Carolina Beach has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Carolina Beach?

The median renting household in Carolina Beach, NC has an income of $68,409 (±$18,121) a year, against $103,383 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 Carolina Beach town, North Carolina (place:10500, 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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