What percentage of people rent in Colonial Heights, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Colonial Heights, TN, 2020–2024
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14.8% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Colonial Heights, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 226 renting households against 1,297 that own their home.

In Colonial Heights, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.8% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 226 (±92)

Who rents and who owns in Colonial Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Colonial Heights	Sullivan County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.8% (±5.5 points)	27.9% (±1.3 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	226 (±92)	19,199 (±935)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,297 (±191)	49,708 (±1,050)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,313 (±$2,873)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,107 (±$11,269)	$70,832 (±$2,561)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Colonial Heights, the renter share is lower than in Sullivan County (27.9%).

It is also lower than in Tennessee (33.1%).

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

In Sullivan County, Colonial Heights ranks 7 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 326 of 405.

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

How renting in Colonial Heights 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	24.1% (±8.8 points)	14.8% (±5.5 points)	−9.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$945 (±$178)	$944 (±$88)	−0.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$57,962 (±$11,390)	$80,148 (±$7,380)	+38.3%	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 Colonial Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Colonial Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Colonial Heights	—	14.8% (±5.5 points)	—
Kingsport	3.4 mi	39.9% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Spurgeon	3.8 mi	30.8% (±8.9 points)	Higher
Gray	5.1 mi	28.5% (±15.5 points)	Not measurably different
Sullivan Gardens	5.6 mi	17.2% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Grove	5.7 mi	36.3% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Bloomingdale	6.1 mi	25.0% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Fall Branch	9.2 mi	20.9% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Blountville	9.4 mi	19.9% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kingsport, TN (39.9%), Spurgeon, TN (30.8%), Oak Grove, TN (36.3%).

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

Households that rent across Sullivan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Kingsport	39.9% (±2.4 points)
2	Bluff City	37.7% (±10.8 points)
3	Bristol	32.6% (±3.5 points)
4	Bloomingdale	25.0% (±5.8 points)
5	Blountville	19.9% (±9.3 points)
6	Sullivan Gardens	17.2% (±11.6 points)
7	Colonial Heights	14.8% (±5.5 points)
8	Walnut Hill	7.6% (±4.9 points)

Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights

How many renters are there in Colonial Heights?

Colonial Heights has an estimated 226 (±92) renting households, 14.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Colonial Heights?

In Colonial Heights, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Colonial Heights?

A renting household in Colonial Heights has 2.1 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned 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 Colonial Heights CDP, Tennessee (place:16500, in state:47).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.