What percentage of people rent in Hayesville, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Hayesville, NC, 2020–2024
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40.9% (±13.7 points) of the occupied homes in Hayesville, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 131 renting households against 189 that own their home.

In Hayesville, the share of households that rent went from 54.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.9% in 2020–2024 (−13.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.9% (±13.7 points)
Renting households: 131 (±66)

Who rents and who owns in Hayesville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hayesville	Clay County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.9% (±13.7 points)	18.8% (±4.9 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	131 (±66)	956 (±272)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	189 (±78)	4,125 (±307)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±1.4)	2.0 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.7 (±1.1)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$48,243 (±$23,146)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$58,750 (±$14,784)	$59,207 (±$9,807)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Hayesville, the renter share is higher than in Clay County (18.8%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 203 of 663.

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

How renting in Hayesville 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	54.7% (±15.2 points)	40.9% (±13.7 points)	−13.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$690 (±$57)	$499 (±$281)	−27.7%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$30,583 (±$10,839)	$55,625 (±$17,088)	+81.9%	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 Hayesville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hayesville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hayesville	—	40.9% (±13.7 points)	—
Young Harris	7.8 mi	61.2% (±13.3 points)	Higher
Hiawassee	7.9 mi	42.0% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Andrews	11 mi	42.4% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Murphy	12 mi	54.0% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Blairsville	14 mi	81.0% (±12.4 points)	Higher
Robbinsville	19 mi	58.5% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Santeetlah	22 mi	9.8% (±16.7 points)	Lower
Helen	24 mi	18.2% (±11.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Santeetlah, NC (9.8%), Helen, GA (18.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Young Harris, GA (61.2%), Blairsville, GA (81.0%).

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

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 Hayesville

How many renters are there in Hayesville?

Hayesville has an estimated 131 (±66) renting households, 40.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hayesville?

In Hayesville, the share of households that rent went from 54.7% in 2015–2019 to 40.9% in 2020–2024 (−13.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hayesville?

A renting household in Hayesville has 3.1 people on average, against 3.7 in an owned 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 Hayesville town, North Carolina (place:30280, 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.