What percentage of people rent in Harrisburg, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Harrisburg, NC, 2020–2024
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8.5% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Harrisburg, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 524 renting households against 5,652 that own their home.

In Harrisburg, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 8.5% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.5% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 524 (±170)
Median renter income: $104,076 (±$27,639)

Who rents and who owns in Harrisburg

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Harrisburg	Cabarrus County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.5% (±2.6 points)	28.8% (±1.3 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	524 (±170)	24,288 (±1,180)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,652 (±353)	59,958 (±1,219)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$104,076 (±$27,639)	$58,854 (±$2,658)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$150,982 (±$11,502)	$107,375 (±$3,629)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Harrisburg, the renter share is lower than in Cabarrus County (28.8%).

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

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

In Cabarrus County, Harrisburg ranks 5 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 607 of 663.

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

How renting in Harrisburg 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	13.9% (±3.5 points)	8.5% (±2.6 points)	−5.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,634 (±$98)	$2,640 (±$310)	+61.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$108,942 (±$9,572)	$148,254 (±$9,305)	+36.1%	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 Harrisburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harrisburg
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Harrisburg	—	8.5% (±2.6 points)	—
Concord	5.9 mi	34.8% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Midland	7.7 mi	16.1% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mint Hill	8.9 mi	16.8% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Kannapolis	12 mi	34.4% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Locust	12 mi	13.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Charlotte	12 mi	49.0% (±0.7 points)	Higher
Fairview	13 mi	8.8% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Stanfield	13 mi	19.6% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Concord, NC (34.8%), Mint Hill, NC (16.8%), Kannapolis, NC (34.4%).

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

Households that rent across Cabarrus County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Concord	34.8% (±1.9 points)
2	Kannapolis	34.4% (±2.6 points)
3	Mount Pleasant	25.5% (±8.7 points)
4	Midland	16.1% (±7.3 points)
5	Harrisburg	8.5% (±2.6 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 Harrisburg

How many renters are there in Harrisburg?

Harrisburg has an estimated 524 (±170) renting households, 8.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Harrisburg?

In Harrisburg, the share of households that rent went from 13.9% in 2015–2019 to 8.5% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Harrisburg?

A renting household in Harrisburg has 3.2 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Harrisburg?

The median renting household in Harrisburg, NC has an income of $104,076 (±$27,639) a year, against $150,982 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 Harrisburg town, North Carolina (place:29800, 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.