What percentage of people rent in Fayetteville, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Fayetteville, NC, 2020–2024
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52.6% (±1.0 points) of the occupied homes in Fayetteville, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 43,492 renting households against 39,197 that own their home.

In Fayetteville, the share of households that rent went from 55.8% in 2015–2019 to 52.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 52.6% (±1.0 points)
Renting households: 43,492 (±904)
Median renter income: $46,640 (±$2,100)

Who rents and who owns in Fayetteville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fayetteville	Cumberland County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	52.6% (±1.0 points)	45.0% (±0.8 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	43,492 (±904)	58,430 (±1,122)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	39,197 (±925)	71,328 (±1,067)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,640 (±$2,100)	$46,059 (±$1,518)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,373 (±$2,607)	$78,395 (±$1,855)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Fayetteville, the renter share is higher than in Cumberland County (45.0%).

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

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

In Cumberland County, Fayetteville ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 70 of 663.

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

How renting in Fayetteville 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	55.8% (±0.9 points)	52.6% (±1.0 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$947 (±$9)	$1,250 (±$17)	+32.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$45,024 (±$935)	$58,407 (±$1,606)	+29.7%	Up 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 Fayetteville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fayetteville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fayetteville	—	52.6% (±1.0 points)	—
Spring Lake	7.1 mi	80.2% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Hope Mills	7.9 mi	33.5% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Rockfish	8.4 mi	29.2% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Eastover	11 mi	13.5% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Vander	11 mi	20.9% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Parkton	13 mi	9.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Anderson Creek	13 mi	29.5% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Spout Springs	14 mi	25.4% (±8.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hope Mills, NC (33.5%), Rockfish, NC (29.2%), Eastover, NC (13.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Spring Lake, NC (80.2%).

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

Households that rent across Cumberland County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Spring Lake	80.2% (±3.8 points)
2	Fayetteville	52.6% (±1.0 points)
3	Godwin	41.6% (±26.1 points)
4	Hope Mills	33.5% (±3.5 points)
5	Wade	31.5% (±13.4 points)
6	Falcon	22.5% (±24.6 points)
7	Vander	20.9% (±11.8 points)
8	Linden	14.8% (±15.7 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Cumberland 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 Fayetteville

How many renters are there in Fayetteville?

Fayetteville has an estimated 43,492 (±904) renting households, 52.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fayetteville?

In Fayetteville, the share of households that rent went from 55.8% in 2015–2019 to 52.6% in 2020–2024 (−3.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Fayetteville?

A renting household in Fayetteville has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fayetteville?

The median renting household in Fayetteville, NC has an income of $46,640 (±$2,100) a year, against $77,373 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 Fayetteville city, North Carolina (place:22920, 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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