What percentage of people rent in Hillsborough, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Hillsborough, NC, 2020–2024
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36.2% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Hillsborough, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,502 renting households against 2,644 that own their home.

In Hillsborough, the share of households that rent went from 34.7% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.2% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 1,502 (±314)
Median renter income: $46,121 (±$20,557)

Who rents and who owns in Hillsborough

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hillsborough	Orange County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.2% (±6.2 points)	36.2% (±1.3 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,502 (±314)	20,736 (±830)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,644 (±251)	36,606 (±794)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,121 (±$20,557)	$49,216 (±$3,201)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$139,214 (±$16,987)	$125,932 (±$4,762)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Hillsborough, the renter share is not measurably different from Orange County (36.2%).

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

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

In Orange County, Hillsborough ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 262 of 663.

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

How renting in Hillsborough 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	34.7% (±5.8 points)	36.2% (±6.2 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,025 (±$69)	$1,368 (±$209)	+33.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,598 (±$14,773)	$98,163 (±$25,635)	+52.0%	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 Hillsborough

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hillsborough
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hillsborough	—	36.2% (±6.2 points)	—
Efland	4.1 mi	11.8% (±13.5 points)	Lower
Mebane	10.0 mi	39.5% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Carrboro	10 mi	56.5% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Chapel Hill	11 mi	52.6% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Woodlawn	11 mi	19.9% (±14.8 points)	Lower
Durham	13 mi	47.7% (±0.9 points)	Higher
Green Level	14 mi	32.9% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Haw River	15 mi	29.2% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Efland, NC (11.8%), Woodlawn, NC (19.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carrboro, NC (56.5%), Chapel Hill, NC (52.6%), Durham, NC (47.7%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Carrboro	56.5% (±3.3 points)
2	Chapel Hill	52.6% (±2.1 points)
3	Hillsborough	36.2% (±6.2 points)
4	Efland	11.8% (±13.5 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 Hillsborough

How many renters are there in Hillsborough?

Hillsborough has an estimated 1,502 (±314) renting households, 36.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hillsborough?

In Hillsborough, the share of households that rent went from 34.7% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hillsborough?

A renting household in Hillsborough has 1.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hillsborough?

The median renting household in Hillsborough, NC has an income of $46,121 (±$20,557) a year, against $139,214 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 Hillsborough town, North Carolina (place:31620, 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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