What percentage of people rent in Manteo, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Manteo, NC, 2020–2024
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36.7% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Manteo, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 352 renting households against 608 that own their home.

In Manteo, the share of households that rent went from 41.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.7% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.7% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 352 (±93)
Median renter income: $35,179 (±$26,870)

Who rents and who owns in Manteo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Manteo	Dare County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.7% (±9.0 points)	21.6% (±2.4 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	352 (±93)	3,634 (±463)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	608 (±168)	13,202 (±568)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,179 (±$26,870)	$68,881 (±$7,430)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,534 (±$11,500)	$100,036 (±$5,586)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Manteo, the renter share is higher than in 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, Manteo ranks 1 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 256 of 663.

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

How renting in Manteo 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	41.0% (±7.8 points)	36.7% (±9.0 points)	−4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,093 (±$79)	$1,204 (±$267)	+10.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$48,375 (±$12,678)	$83,777 (±$15,990)	+73.2%	Up 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 Manteo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Manteo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Manteo	—	36.7% (±9.0 points)	—
Nags Head	3.7 mi	17.2% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Wanchese	4.1 mi	30.6% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kill Devil Hills	8.3 mi	26.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kitty Hawk	12 mi	27.4% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Southern Shores	16 mi	8.7% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Duck	21 mi	11.0% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Grandy	27 mi	27.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia	33 mi	50.7% (±21.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Nags Head, NC (17.2%), Southern Shores, NC (8.7%), Duck, NC (11.0%).

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)

Showing 7 of 8 places in Dare County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Manteo

How many renters are there in Manteo?

Manteo has an estimated 352 (±93) renting households, 36.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Manteo?

In Manteo, the share of households that rent went from 41.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.7% in 2020–2024 (−4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Manteo?

A renting household in Manteo has 2.4 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Manteo?

The median renting household in Manteo, NC has an income of $35,179 (±$26,870) a year, against $101,534 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 Manteo town, North Carolina (place:41060, 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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