What percentage of people rent in Southport, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Southport, NC, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Southport, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 371 renting households against 1,507 that own their home.

In Southport, the share of households that rent went from 22.7% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 371 (±144)
Median renter income: $49,821 (±$48,448)

Who rents and who owns in Southport

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Southport	Brunswick County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±7.6 points)	15.4% (±1.2 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	371 (±144)	10,652 (±897)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,507 (±205)	58,472 (±1,096)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.7)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,821 (±$48,448)	$48,968 (±$3,548)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,813 (±$23,857)	$82,429 (±$2,941)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Southport, the renter share is not measurably different from Brunswick County (15.4%).

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

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

In Brunswick County, Southport ranks 5 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 468 of 663.

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

How renting in Southport 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	22.7% (±6.3 points)	19.8% (±7.6 points)	−2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$980 (±$201)	$1,426 (±$459)	+45.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,917 (±$9,732)	$87,641 (±$13,080)	+65.6%	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 Southport

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southport
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Southport	—	19.8% (±7.6 points)	—
Caswell Beach	3.0 mi	6.6% (±5.3 points)	Lower
Bald Head Island	4.9 mi	1.9% (±2.0 points)	Lower
St. James	5.3 mi	3.6% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Oak Island	6.5 mi	10.3% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Kure Beach	7.4 mi	19.9% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Boiling Spring Lakes	8.5 mi	18.4% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Carolina Beach	9.7 mi	15.6% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sea Breeze	11 mi	2.0% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Caswell Beach, NC (6.6%), Bald Head Island, NC (1.9%), St. James, NC (3.6%).

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

Households that rent across Brunswick County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Belville	43.5% (±10.0 points)
2	Shallotte	36.3% (±11.1 points)
3	Calabash	30.3% (±9.0 points)
4	Navassa	21.5% (±11.0 points)
5	Southport	19.8% (±7.6 points)
6	Leland	19.4% (±3.4 points)
7	Boiling Spring Lakes	18.4% (±8.0 points)
8	Sunset Beach	13.6% (±9.1 points)
9	Bolivia	12.9% (±12.0 points)
10	Sandy Creek	12.3% (±11.0 points)
11	Northwest	10.7% (±10.0 points)

Showing 11 of 19 places in Brunswick 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 Southport

How many renters are there in Southport?

Southport has an estimated 371 (±144) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Southport?

In Southport, the share of households that rent went from 22.7% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Southport?

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

How much do renters earn in Southport?

The median renting household in Southport, NC has an income of $49,821 (±$48,448) a year, against $102,813 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 Southport city, North Carolina (place:63400, 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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