What percentage of people rent in Kitty Hawk, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Kitty Hawk, NC, 2020–2024
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27.4% (±9.7 points) of the occupied homes in Kitty Hawk, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 444 renting households against 1,175 that own their home.

In Kitty Hawk, the share of households that rent went from 16.5% in 2015–2019 to 27.4% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.4% (±9.7 points)
Renting households: 444 (±163)
Median renter income: $78,536 (±$8,513)

Who rents and who owns in Kitty Hawk

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kitty Hawk	Dare County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.4% (±9.7 points)	21.6% (±2.4 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	444 (±163)	3,634 (±463)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,175 (±172)	13,202 (±568)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$78,536 (±$8,513)	$68,881 (±$7,430)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,250 (±$15,123)	$100,036 (±$5,586)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Kitty Hawk, the renter share is not measurably different from Dare County (21.6%).

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

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

In Dare County, Kitty Hawk ranks 3 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 370 of 663.

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

How renting in Kitty Hawk 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	16.5% (±6.4 points)	27.4% (±9.7 points)	+10.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,282 (±$106)	$1,309 (±$233)	+2.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,726 (±$8,805)	$94,450 (±$16,986)	+33.5%	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 Kitty Hawk

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kitty Hawk
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kitty Hawk	—	27.4% (±9.7 points)	—
Southern Shores	3.3 mi	8.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Kill Devil Hills	4.5 mi	26.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Duck	8.3 mi	11.0% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Nags Head	9.9 mi	17.2% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Manteo	12 mi	36.7% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Grandy	15 mi	27.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Wanchese	16 mi	30.6% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Camden	31 mi	61.4% (±27.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Southern Shores, NC (8.7%), Duck, NC (11.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Camden, NC (61.4%).

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

Households that rent across Dare County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Manteo	36.7% (±9.0 points)
2	Wanchese	30.6% (±12.2 points)
3	Kitty Hawk	27.4% (±9.7 points)
4	Kill Devil Hills	26.1% (±7.2 points)
5	Buxton	25.9% (±15.2 points)
6	Nags Head	17.2% (±7.3 points)
7	Duck	11.0% (±6.3 points)
8	Southern Shores	8.7% (±4.4 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 Kitty Hawk

How many renters are there in Kitty Hawk?

Kitty Hawk has an estimated 444 (±163) renting households, 27.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kitty Hawk?

In Kitty Hawk, the share of households that rent went from 16.5% in 2015–2019 to 27.4% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kitty Hawk?

A renting household in Kitty Hawk has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kitty Hawk?

The median renting household in Kitty Hawk, NC has an income of $78,536 (±$8,513) a year, against $113,250 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 Kitty Hawk town, North Carolina (place:36060, 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.