What percentage of people rent in James City, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in James City, NC, 2020–2024
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14.9% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in James City, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 314 renting households against 1,797 that own their home.

In James City, the share of households that rent went from 23.4% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.9% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 314 (±136)

Who rents and who owns in James City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	James City	Craven County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.9% (±5.9 points)	31.6% (±1.8 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	314 (±136)	13,528 (±779)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,797 (±256)	29,343 (±870)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$43,609 (±$3,008)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,250 (±$20,389)	$79,156 (±$4,377)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In James City, the renter share is lower than in Craven County (31.6%).

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

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

In Craven County, James City ranks 8 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 529 of 663.

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

How renting in James City 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	23.4% (±6.5 points)	14.9% (±5.9 points)	−8.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$886 (±$184)	$1,019 (±$148)	+15.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$53,514 (±$8,879)	$58,973 (±$12,893)	+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 James City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with James City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
James City	—	14.9% (±5.9 points)	—
Fairfield Harbour	2.8 mi	11.1% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Brices Creek	4.8 mi	5.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
New Bern	5.5 mi	40.3% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Bridgeton	5.8 mi	27.7% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Trent Woods	5.9 mi	8.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Neuse Forest	6.3 mi	20.0% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
River Bend	8.7 mi	13.6% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Arapahoe	9.9 mi	24.3% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brices Creek, NC (5.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Bern, NC (40.3%).

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

Households that rent across Craven County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Vanceboro	53.5% (±15.2 points)
3 (tie)	Dover	40.3% (±15.0 points)
3 (tie)	New Bern	40.3% (±3.6 points)
5	Cove City	34.7% (±16.6 points)
6	Bridgeton	27.7% (±16.4 points)
7	Neuse Forest	20.0% (±11.6 points)
8	James City	14.9% (±5.9 points)
9	Cherry Branch	14.1% (±14.1 points)
10	River Bend	13.6% (±6.1 points)
11	Fairfield Harbour	11.1% (±5.7 points)
12	Trent Woods	8.6% (±4.4 points)
13	Brices Creek	5.4% (±5.6 points)

Showing 12 of 13 places in Craven County, ranked from highest to lowest.

James City 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 James City

How many renters are there in James City?

James City has an estimated 314 (±136) renting households, 14.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in James City?

In James City, the share of households that rent went from 23.4% in 2015–2019 to 14.9% in 2020–2024 (−8.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in James City?

A renting household in James City has 1.8 people on average, against 2.3 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 James City CDP, North Carolina (place:34260, 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.