What percentage of people rent in Piney Green, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Piney Green, NC, 2020–2024
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33.6% (±6.3 points) of the occupied homes in Piney Green, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,808 renting households against 3,578 that own their home.

In Piney Green, the share of households that rent went from 51.0% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (−17.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.6% (±6.3 points)
Renting households: 1,808 (±381)
Median renter income: $62,037 (±$19,092)

Who rents and who owns in Piney Green

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Piney Green	Onslow County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.6% (±6.3 points)	36.3% (±1.4 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,808 (±381)	27,294 (±1,104)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,578 (±477)	47,971 (±1,191)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,037 (±$19,092)	$48,623 (±$2,296)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,479 (±$6,033)	$81,652 (±$2,045)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Piney Green, the renter share is not measurably different from Onslow County (36.3%).

It is not measurably different from North Carolina (33.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Onslow County, Piney Green ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 298 of 663.

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

How renting in Piney Green 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	51.0% (±4.8 points)	33.6% (±6.3 points)	−17.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$927 (±$55)	$1,202 (±$90)	+29.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,787 (±$4,222)	$72,177 (±$7,136)	+57.6%	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 Piney Green

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Piney Green
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Piney Green	—	33.6% (±6.3 points)	—
Pumpkin Center	3.9 mi	10.5% (±13.2 points)	Lower
Jacksonville	5.8 mi	61.3% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Half Moon	10 mi	24.1% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Maysville	11 mi	28.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Swansboro	11 mi	27.5% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Peletier	13 mi	22.5% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Cedar Point	14 mi	12.8% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Cape Carteret	15 mi	20.4% (±11.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pumpkin Center, NC (10.5%), Peletier, NC (22.5%), Cedar Point, NC (12.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jacksonville, NC (61.3%).

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

Households that rent across Onslow County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Jacksonville	61.3% (±2.6 points)
2	Richlands	33.7% (±12.7 points)
3	Piney Green	33.6% (±6.3 points)
4	Swansboro	27.5% (±11.0 points)
5	Half Moon	24.1% (±8.8 points)
6	Sneads Ferry	23.8% (±11.4 points)
7	Holly Ridge	11.4% (±8.8 points)
8	Pumpkin Center	10.5% (±13.2 points)
9	North Topsail Beach	5.5% (±3.7 points)

Piney Green is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Piney Green

How many renters are there in Piney Green?

Piney Green has an estimated 1,808 (±381) renting households, 33.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Piney Green?

In Piney Green, the share of households that rent went from 51.0% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (−17.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Piney Green?

A renting household in Piney Green has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Piney Green?

The median renting household in Piney Green, NC has an income of $62,037 (±$19,092) a year, against $76,479 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 Piney Green CDP, North Carolina (place:52260, 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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