What percentage of people rent in La Grange, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in La Grange, NC, 2020–2024
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53.9% (±17.1 points) of the occupied homes in La Grange, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 579 renting households against 496 that own their home.

In La Grange, the share of households that rent went from 38.8% in 2015–2019 to 53.9% in 2020–2024 (+15.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.9% (±17.1 points)
Renting households: 579 (±197)
Median renter income: $36,625 (±$24,659)

Who rents and who owns in La Grange

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Grange	Lenoir County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.9% (±17.1 points)	40.8% (±2.8 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	579 (±197)	9,525 (±721)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	496 (±207)	13,826 (±652)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,625 (±$24,659)	$33,070 (±$2,034)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,538 (±$45,255)	$61,531 (±$5,419)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In La Grange, the renter share is not measurably different from Lenoir County (40.8%).

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

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

In Lenoir County, La Grange ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 55 of 663.

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

How renting in La Grange 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	38.8% (±12.1 points)	53.9% (±17.1 points)	+15.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$875 (±$261)	$735 (±$223)	−16.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,238 (±$16,598)	$48,078 (±$7,945)	+40.4%	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 La Grange

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Grange
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Grange	—	53.9% (±17.1 points)	—
Walnut Creek	4.8 mi	12.6% (±12.1 points)	Lower
Seven Springs	6.4 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
New Hope	7.6 mi	28.2% (±18.6 points)	Lower
Elroy	7.7 mi	26.4% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Kinston	11 mi	57.5% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Goldsboro	11 mi	63.7% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Snow Hill	12 mi	54.4% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Brogden	14 mi	31.6% (±9.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Walnut Creek, NC (12.6%), New Hope, NC (28.2%), Elroy, NC (26.4%).

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

Households that rent across Lenoir County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kinston	57.5% (±4.2 points)
2	La Grange	53.9% (±17.1 points)
3	Pink Hill	45.4% (±19.9 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 La Grange

How many renters are there in La Grange?

La Grange has an estimated 579 (±197) renting households, 53.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in La Grange?

In La Grange, the share of households that rent went from 38.8% in 2015–2019 to 53.9% in 2020–2024 (+15.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in La Grange?

A renting household in La Grange has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in La Grange?

The median renting household in La Grange, NC has an income of $36,625 (±$24,659) a year, against $72,538 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 La Grange town, North Carolina (place:36400, 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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