What percentage of people rent in Kings Grant, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Kings Grant, NC, 2020–2024
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35.7% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Kings Grant, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,521 renting households against 2,735 that own their home.

In Kings Grant, the share of households that rent went from 26.4% in 2015–2019 to 35.7% in 2020–2024 (+9.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.7% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 1,521 (±607)

Who rents and who owns in Kings Grant

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kings Grant	New Hanover County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.7% (±10.4 points)	38.6% (±1.2 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,521 (±607)	40,473 (±1,432)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,735 (±349)	64,383 (±1,382)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$49,019 (±$2,829)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,077 (±$7,008)	$101,102 (±$3,552)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Kings Grant, the renter share is not measurably different from New Hanover County (38.6%).

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

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

In New Hanover County, Kings Grant ranks 3 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 266 of 663.

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

How renting in Kings Grant 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	26.4% (±5.4 points)	35.7% (±10.4 points)	+9.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,164 (±$62)	$1,292 (±$256)	+11.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,365 (±$10,371)	$62,232 (±$12,141)	+6.6%	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 Kings Grant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kings Grant
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kings Grant	—	35.7% (±10.4 points)	—
Murraysville	2.1 mi	22.7% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Northchase	3.0 mi	57.5% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Bayshore	3.6 mi	16.1% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Ogden	4.1 mi	11.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Wilmington	4.2 mi	52.4% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Wrightsboro	4.2 mi	22.0% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Wrightsville Beach	5.1 mi	19.2% (±7.0 points)	Lower
Skippers Corner	5.2 mi	8.5% (±8.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Murraysville, NC (22.7%), Bayshore, NC (16.1%), Ogden, NC (11.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Northchase, NC (57.5%), Wilmington, NC (52.4%).

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

Households that rent across New Hanover County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Northchase	57.5% (±11.7 points)
2	Wilmington	52.4% (±1.9 points)
3	Kings Grant	35.7% (±10.4 points)
4	Murraysville	22.7% (±5.4 points)
5	Wrightsboro	22.0% (±8.8 points)
6	Kure Beach	19.9% (±12.5 points)
7	Wrightsville Beach	19.2% (±7.0 points)
8	Silver Lake	17.8% (±7.4 points)
9	Porters Neck	17.4% (±5.7 points)

Showing 9 of 15 places in New Hanover County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kings Grant 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 Kings Grant

How many renters are there in Kings Grant?

Kings Grant has an estimated 1,521 (±607) renting households, 35.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kings Grant?

In Kings Grant, the share of households that rent went from 26.4% in 2015–2019 to 35.7% in 2020–2024 (+9.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kings Grant?

A renting household in Kings Grant has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 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 Kings Grant CDP, North Carolina (place:35870, 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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