What percentage of people rent in Harkers Island, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Harkers Island, NC, 2020–2024
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10.6% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Harkers Island, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 49 renting households against 413 that own their home.

In Harkers Island, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 10.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.6% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 49 (±22)
Median renter income: $49,476 (±$8,729)

Who rents and who owns in Harkers Island

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Harkers Island	Carteret County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.6% (±5.2 points)	25.3% (±1.6 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	49 (±22)	8,092 (±588)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	413 (±104)	23,885 (±511)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.3 (±1.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,476 (±$8,729)	$38,857 (±$5,218)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,841 (±$17,689)	$85,430 (±$3,699)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Harkers Island, the renter share is lower than in Carteret County (25.3%).

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

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

In Carteret County, Harkers Island ranks 12 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 588 of 663.

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

How renting in Harkers Island 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	16.9% (±8.0 points)	10.6% (±5.2 points)	−6.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,066 (±$165)	$1,125 (±$79)	+5.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,444 (±$9,290)	$60,000 (±$10,151)	+10.2%	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 Harkers Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harkers Island
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Harkers Island	—	10.6% (±5.2 points)	—
Beaufort	5.7 mi	46.6% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Atlantic Beach	11 mi	37.5% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Morehead City	11 mi	53.3% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Pine Knoll Shores	16 mi	1.8% (±1.3 points)	Lower
Brandywine Bay	16 mi	10.8% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Newport	19 mi	38.6% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Indian Beach	19 mi	0.0% (±32.2 points)	Not measurably different
Broad Creek	21 mi	14.8% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pine Knoll Shores, NC (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Beaufort, NC (46.6%), Atlantic Beach, NC (37.5%), Morehead City, NC (53.3%).

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

Households that rent across Carteret County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Cape Carteret	20.4% (±11.1 points)
7	Broad Creek	14.8% (±5.7 points)
8	Emerald Isle	14.4% (±4.3 points)
9	Bogue	13.1% (±8.8 points)
10	Cedar Point	12.8% (±5.0 points)
11	Brandywine Bay	10.8% (±7.3 points)
12	Harkers Island	10.6% (±5.2 points)
13	Pine Knoll Shores	1.8% (±1.3 points)
14	Indian Beach	0.0% (±32.2 points)

Showing 9 of 14 places in Carteret County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Harkers Island 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 Harkers Island

How many renters are there in Harkers Island?

Harkers Island has an estimated 49 (±22) renting households, 10.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Harkers Island?

In Harkers Island, the share of households that rent went from 16.9% in 2015–2019 to 10.6% in 2020–2024 (−6.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Harkers Island?

A renting household in Harkers Island has 4.3 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Harkers Island?

The median renting household in Harkers Island, NC has an income of $49,476 (±$8,729) a year, against $62,841 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 Harkers Island CDP, North Carolina (place:29560, 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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