What percentage of people rent in Elizabethtown, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Elizabethtown, NC, 2020–2024
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53.1% (±9.1 points) of the occupied homes in Elizabethtown, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 893 renting households against 790 that own their home.

In Elizabethtown, the share of households that rent went from 40.4% in 2015–2019 to 53.1% in 2020–2024 (+12.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.1% (±9.1 points)
Renting households: 893 (±183)
Median renter income: $17,337 (±$5,580)

Who rents and who owns in Elizabethtown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elizabethtown	Bladen County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.1% (±9.1 points)	30.8% (±3.1 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	893 (±183)	3,641 (±406)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	790 (±190)	8,183 (±389)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$17,337 (±$5,580)	$25,118 (±$4,668)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$34,581 (±$16,990)	$58,213 (±$8,305)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Elizabethtown, the renter share is higher than in Bladen County (30.8%).

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

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

In Bladen County, Elizabethtown ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 66 of 663.

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

How renting in Elizabethtown 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	40.4% (±9.8 points)	53.1% (±9.1 points)	+12.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$557 (±$79)	$439 (±$376)	−21.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$21,917 (±$12,470)	$29,375 (±$9,800)	+34.0%	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 Elizabethtown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elizabethtown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elizabethtown	—	53.1% (±9.1 points)	—
White Lake	6.8 mi	25.8% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Dublin	7.1 mi	30.2% (±19.2 points)	Lower
Clarkton	9.6 mi	33.2% (±16.8 points)	Lower
Bladenboro	12 mi	53.3% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tar Heel	13 mi	48.8% (±41.1 points)	Not measurably different
Garland	17 mi	37.9% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Whiteville	21 mi	51.4% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Waccamaw	22 mi	29.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White Lake, NC (25.8%), Dublin, NC (30.2%), Clarkton, NC (33.2%).

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

Households that rent across Bladen County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bladenboro	53.3% (±11.3 points)
2	Elizabethtown	53.1% (±9.1 points)
3	Tar Heel	48.8% (±41.1 points)
4	Clarkton	33.2% (±16.8 points)
5	Dublin	30.2% (±19.2 points)
6	White Lake	25.8% (±9.5 points)
7	East Arcadia	16.5% (±12.2 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 Elizabethtown

How many renters are there in Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown has an estimated 893 (±183) renting households, 53.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elizabethtown?

In Elizabethtown, the share of households that rent went from 40.4% in 2015–2019 to 53.1% in 2020–2024 (+12.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Elizabethtown?

A renting household in Elizabethtown has 1.8 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elizabethtown?

The median renting household in Elizabethtown, NC has an income of $17,337 (±$5,580) a year, against $34,581 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 Elizabethtown town, North Carolina (place:20600, 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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