What percentage of people rent in Wendell, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Wendell, NC, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wendell, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,080 renting households against 3,877 that own their home.

In Wendell, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−12.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 1,080 (±365)
Median renter income: $48,000 (±$44,391)

Who rents and who owns in Wendell

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wendell	Wake County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±6.6 points)	35.9% (±0.7 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,080 (±365)	165,106 (±3,068)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,877 (±466)	295,069 (±3,419)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,000 (±$44,391)	$65,172 (±$1,743)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$103,111 (±$16,464)	$136,256 (±$2,266)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Wendell, the renter share is lower than in Wake County (35.9%).

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

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

In Wake County, Wendell ranks 10 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 439 of 663.

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

How renting in Wendell 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	34.6% (±8.8 points)	21.8% (±6.6 points)	−12.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$964 (±$76)	$1,457 (±$159)	+51.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$59,236 (±$7,120)	$95,787 (±$17,543)	+61.7%	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 Wendell

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wendell
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wendell	—	21.8% (±6.6 points)	—
Zebulon	3.2 mi	37.3% (±8.7 points)	Higher
Archer Lodge	7.8 mi	20.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Knightdale	8.1 mi	35.3% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Middlesex	8.2 mi	36.6% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Rolesville	11 mi	7.5% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Clayton	11 mi	37.3% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Bunn	13 mi	34.8% (±16.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bailey	13 mi	41.7% (±12.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rolesville, NC (7.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Zebulon, NC (37.3%), Knightdale, NC (35.3%), Middlesex, NC (36.6%).

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

Households that rent across Wake County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Garner	36.8% (±3.9 points)
5	Knightdale	35.3% (±5.1 points)
6	Cary	33.4% (±1.7 points)
7	Wake Forest	26.0% (±3.7 points)
8	Fuquay-Varina	25.8% (±3.6 points)
9	Apex	23.5% (±2.0 points)
10	Wendell	21.8% (±6.6 points)
11	Holly Springs	19.4% (±2.4 points)
12	Rolesville	7.5% (±5.2 points)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Wake 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 Wendell

How many renters are there in Wendell?

Wendell has an estimated 1,080 (±365) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wendell?

In Wendell, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−12.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Wendell?

A renting household in Wendell has 2.1 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wendell?

The median renting household in Wendell, NC has an income of $48,000 (±$44,391) a year, against $103,111 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 Wendell town, North Carolina (place:71860, 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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