What percentage of people rent in Nags Head, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Nags Head, NC, 2020–2024
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17.2% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Nags Head, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 272 renting households against 1,314 that own their home.

In Nags Head, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−12.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.2% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 272 (±129)
Median renter income: $47,969 (±$19,202)

Who rents and who owns in Nags Head

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nags Head	Dare County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.2% (±7.3 points)	21.6% (±2.4 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	272 (±129)	3,634 (±463)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,314 (±139)	13,202 (±568)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,969 (±$19,202)	$68,881 (±$7,430)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,500 (±$26,122)	$100,036 (±$5,586)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Dare County, Nags Head ranks 6 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 497 of 663.

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

How renting in Nags Head 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	29.3% (±8.3 points)	17.2% (±7.3 points)	−12.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,310 (±$370)	$1,005 (±$428)	−23.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,968 (±$11,944)	$91,264 (±$15,374)	+38.3%	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 Nags Head

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nags Head
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Nags Head	—	17.2% (±7.3 points)	—
Manteo	3.7 mi	36.7% (±9.0 points)	Higher
Kill Devil Hills	5.4 mi	26.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
Wanchese	7.5 mi	30.6% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kitty Hawk	9.9 mi	27.4% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Southern Shores	13 mi	8.7% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Duck	18 mi	11.0% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Grandy	24 mi	27.1% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Columbia	34 mi	50.7% (±21.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Manteo, NC (36.7%), Columbia, NC (50.7%).

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 Nags Head

How many renters are there in Nags Head?

Nags Head has an estimated 272 (±129) renting households, 17.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Nags Head?

In Nags Head, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−12.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Nags Head?

A renting household in Nags Head has 1.6 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Nags Head?

The median renting household in Nags Head, NC has an income of $47,969 (±$19,202) a year, against $101,500 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 Nags Head town, North Carolina (place:45880, 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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