What percentage of people rent in Oakboro, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Oakboro, NC, 2020–2024
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19.3% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Oakboro, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 215 renting households against 901 that own their home.

In Oakboro, the share of households that rent went from 19.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.3% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 215 (±80)
Median renter income: $55,273 (±$14,705)

Who rents and who owns in Oakboro

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oakboro	Stanly County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.3% (±6.3 points)	25.5% (±1.9 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	215 (±80)	6,448 (±497)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	901 (±167)	18,792 (±517)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,273 (±$14,705)	$33,732 (±$1,988)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,276 (±$13,102)	$74,355 (±$5,757)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Oakboro, the renter share is not measurably different from Stanly County (25.5%).

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

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

In Stanly County, Oakboro ranks 8 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 475 of 663.

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

How renting in Oakboro 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	19.1% (±6.2 points)	19.3% (±6.3 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$846 (±$333)	$1,057 (±$196)	+24.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,833 (±$6,832)	$69,100 (±$15,440)	+13.6%	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 Oakboro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakboro
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oakboro	—	19.3% (±6.3 points)	—
Red Cross	3.0 mi	24.5% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stanfield	5.4 mi	19.6% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Locust	6.4 mi	13.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Midland	11 mi	16.1% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairview	12 mi	8.8% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Albemarle	12 mi	43.7% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Norwood	13 mi	40.7% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Mount Pleasant	13 mi	25.5% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairview, NC (8.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Albemarle, NC (43.7%), Norwood, NC (40.7%).

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

Households that rent across Stanly County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Albemarle	43.7% (±4.6 points)
3	Norwood	40.7% (±9.4 points)
4	New London	29.5% (±15.1 points)
5	Badin	28.4% (±9.5 points)
6	Red Cross	24.5% (±10.4 points)
7	Stanfield	19.6% (±12.4 points)
8	Oakboro	19.3% (±6.3 points)
9	Richfield	19.2% (±11.8 points)
10	Locust	13.1% (±5.6 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Stanly 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 Oakboro

How many renters are there in Oakboro?

Oakboro has an estimated 215 (±80) renting households, 19.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oakboro?

In Oakboro, the share of households that rent went from 19.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oakboro?

A renting household in Oakboro has 1.8 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oakboro?

The median renting household in Oakboro, NC has an income of $55,273 (±$14,705) a year, against $76,276 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 Oakboro town, North Carolina (place:48040, 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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