What percentage of people rent in Red Cross, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Red Cross, NC, 2020–2024
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24.5% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Red Cross, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 92 renting households against 284 that own their home.

In Red Cross, the share of households that rent went from 18.9% in 2015–2019 to 24.5% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.5% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 92 (±52)
Median renter income: $24,464 (±$4,408)

Who rents and who owns in Red Cross

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Red Cross	Stanly County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.5% (±10.4 points)	25.5% (±1.9 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	92 (±52)	6,448 (±497)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	284 (±64)	18,792 (±517)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.7)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,464 (±$4,408)	$33,732 (±$1,988)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,500 (±$13,071)	$74,355 (±$5,757)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Stanly County, Red Cross ranks 6 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 411 of 663.

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

How renting in Red Cross 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	18.9% (±8.3 points)	24.5% (±10.4 points)	+5.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$631 (±$86)	$711 (±$73)	+12.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,563 (±$13,066)	$64,500 (±$14,492)	+25.1%	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 Red Cross

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Red Cross
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Red Cross	—	24.5% (±10.4 points)	—
Oakboro	3.0 mi	19.3% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Locust	4.2 mi	13.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Stanfield	4.4 mi	19.6% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Midland	9.5 mi	16.1% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Pleasant	9.7 mi	25.5% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Albemarle	12 mi	43.7% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Fairview	12 mi	8.8% (±5.5 points)	Lower
New London	14 mi	29.5% (±15.1 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%).

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
1	Misenheimer	46.1% (±19.3 points)
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)

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 Red Cross

How many renters are there in Red Cross?

Red Cross has an estimated 92 (±52) renting households, 24.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Red Cross?

In Red Cross, the share of households that rent went from 18.9% in 2015–2019 to 24.5% in 2020–2024 (+5.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Red Cross?

A renting household in Red Cross has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Red Cross?

The median renting household in Red Cross, NC has an income of $24,464 (±$4,408) a year, against $74,500 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 Red Cross town, North Carolina (place:55460, 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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