How many renters in Nags Head, NC pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Nags Head, NC, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.0% (±31.4 points) of renting households in Nags Head, NC spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

59.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 36.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 64.0% (±31.4 points)
Paying 35% or more: 59.2% (±30.2 points)
Median share of income: 36.9% (±10.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Nags Head

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Nags Head	Dare County	North Carolina	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±14.4 points)	23.8%	14.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.1% (±3.2 points)	10.8%	12.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	29.4% (±28.2 points)	8.7%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.5% (±8.6 points)	8.6%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	4.8% (±8.5 points)	8.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	59.2% (±30.2 points)	39.8%	39.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Nags Head against Dare County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nags Head	Dare County	North Carolina	United States
Paying 30% or more	64.0% (±31.4 points)	48.0% (±9.3 points)	48.9% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	59.2% (±30.2 points)	39.8% (±8.2 points)	39.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	36.9% (±10.0 points)	28.9% (±4.7 points)	29.5% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$47,969 (±$19,202)	$68,881 (±$7,430)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,005 (±$428)	$1,345 (±$85)	$1,228 (±$5)	$1,413

In Nags Head, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Dare County (48.0%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (48.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Dare County, Nags Head ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 145 of 650.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Nags Head

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nags Head
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Nags Head	—	64.0% (±31.4 points)	—
Manteo	3.7 mi	53.4% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kill Devil Hills	5.4 mi	47.8% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wanchese	7.5 mi	33.0% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Kitty Hawk	9.9 mi	29.7% (±24.1 points)	Not measurably different
Southern Shores	13 mi	89.1% (±53.2 points)	Not measurably different
Duck	18 mi	70.6% (±63.5 points)	Not measurably different
Grandy	24 mi	49.7% (±33.3 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia	34 mi	80.8% (±29.4 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Dare County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Southern Shores	89.1% (±53.2 points)
2	Duck	70.6% (±63.5 points)
3	Buxton	64.8% (±41.4 points)
4	Nags Head	64.0% (±31.4 points)
5	Manteo	53.4% (±22.0 points)
6	Kill Devil Hills	47.8% (±17.6 points)
7	Wanchese	33.0% (±20.9 points)
8	Kitty Hawk	29.7% (±24.1 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Nags Head

Are renters in Nags Head rent-burdened?

64.0% of renting households in Nags Head pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Nags Head spend on rent?

The median renting household in Nags Head, NC spends 36.9% (±10.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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