What percentage of people rent in New Bern, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in New Bern, NC, 2020–2024
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40.3% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in New Bern, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,908 renting households against 8,765 that own their home.

In New Bern, the share of households that rent went from 47.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.3% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 5,908 (±567)
Median renter income: $42,633 (±$4,386)

Who rents and who owns in New Bern

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Bern	Craven County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.3% (±3.6 points)	31.6% (±1.8 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,908 (±567)	13,528 (±779)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,765 (±666)	29,343 (±870)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,633 (±$4,386)	$43,609 (±$3,008)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,951 (±$7,400)	$79,156 (±$4,377)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In New Bern, the renter share is higher than in Craven County (31.6%).

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

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

In Craven County, New Bern ranks 4 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 210 of 663.

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

How renting in New Bern 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	47.0% (±2.9 points)	40.3% (±3.6 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$859 (±$35)	$1,081 (±$49)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,204 (±$3,778)	$61,031 (±$4,313)	+41.3%	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 New Bern

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Bern
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
New Bern	—	40.3% (±3.6 points)	—
Trent Woods	1.5 mi	8.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Bridgeton	4.0 mi	27.7% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brices Creek	4.2 mi	5.4% (±5.6 points)	Lower
River Bend	4.8 mi	13.6% (±6.1 points)	Lower
James City	5.5 mi	14.9% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Fairfield Harbour	6.7 mi	11.1% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Pollocksville	11 mi	37.0% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Neuse Forest	12 mi	20.0% (±11.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Trent Woods, NC (8.6%), Brices Creek, NC (5.4%), River Bend, NC (13.6%).

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

Households that rent across Craven County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Havelock	58.7% (±4.7 points)
2	Vanceboro	53.5% (±15.2 points)
3 (tie)	Dover	40.3% (±15.0 points)
3 (tie)	New Bern	40.3% (±3.6 points)
5	Cove City	34.7% (±16.6 points)
6	Bridgeton	27.7% (±16.4 points)
7	Neuse Forest	20.0% (±11.6 points)
8	James City	14.9% (±5.9 points)
9	Cherry Branch	14.1% (±14.1 points)
10	River Bend	13.6% (±6.1 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in Craven 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 New Bern

How many renters are there in New Bern?

New Bern has an estimated 5,908 (±567) renting households, 40.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in New Bern?

In New Bern, the share of households that rent went from 47.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in New Bern?

A renting household in New Bern has 2.1 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in New Bern?

The median renting household in New Bern, NC has an income of $42,633 (±$4,386) a year, against $81,951 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 New Bern city, North Carolina (place:46340, 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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