What percentage of people rent in Denver, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Denver, NC, 2020–2024
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44.8% (±13.8 points) of the occupied homes in Denver, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 503 renting households against 619 that own their home.

In Denver, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.8% in 2020–2024 (+10.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.8% (±13.8 points)
Renting households: 503 (±190)
Median renter income: $51,716 (±$6,498)

Who rents and who owns in Denver

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Denver	Lincoln County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.8% (±13.8 points)	21.1% (±1.9 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	503 (±190)	7,759 (±727)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	619 (±187)	29,052 (±704)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,716 (±$6,498)	$42,821 (±$4,823)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,017 (±$30,613)	$90,981 (±$2,936)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Denver, the renter share is higher than in Lincoln County (21.1%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (33.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Lincoln County, Denver ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 155 of 663.

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

How renting in Denver 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	34.0% (±11.9 points)	44.8% (±13.8 points)	+10.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$808 (±$60)	$869 (±$52)	+7.5%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$46,250 (±$17,724)	$65,721 (±$11,527)	+42.1%	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 Denver

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Denver
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Denver	—	44.8% (±13.8 points)	—
Lake Norman of Catawba	4.9 mi	14.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Westport	5.1 mi	3.5% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Lake Norman of Iredell	6.5 mi	5.1% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Lowesville	8.7 mi	20.4% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Cornelius	10 mi	30.5% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Maiden	11 mi	24.6% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Catawba	11 mi	28.7% (±26.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lincolnton	12 mi	53.8% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Norman of Catawba, NC (14.3%), Westport, NC (3.5%), Lake Norman of Iredell, NC (5.1%).

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

Households that rent across Lincoln County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lincolnton	53.8% (±5.1 points)
2	Denver	44.8% (±13.8 points)
3	Lowesville	20.4% (±10.1 points)
4	Westport	3.5% (±2.4 points)

Denver 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 Denver

How many renters are there in Denver?

Denver has an estimated 503 (±190) renting households, 44.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Denver?

In Denver, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.8% in 2020–2024 (+10.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Denver?

A renting household in Denver has 1.7 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Denver?

The median renting household in Denver, NC has an income of $51,716 (±$6,498) a year, against $80,017 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 Denver CDP, North Carolina (place:17000, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.