What percentage of people rent in Hendersonville, TN?

28.3% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Hendersonville, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,149 renting households against 18,106 that own their home.

In Hendersonville, the share of households that rent went from 30.0% in 2015–2019 to 28.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
28.3% (±2.7 points)
Renting households
7,149 (±745)
Median renter income
$62,238 (±$9,500)

Who rents and who owns in Hendersonville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
HendersonvilleSumner CountyTennesseeUnited States
Renter-occupied share28.3% (±2.7 points)28.0% (±1.2 points)33.1% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Renting households7,149 (±745)22,037 (±986)933,708 (±7,883)45,017,354
Owning households18,106 (±777)56,545 (±1,026)1,890,569 (±10,295)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.1 (±0.2)2.4 (±0.1)2.3 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.6 (±0.1)2.7 (±0.0)2.5 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$62,238 (±$9,500)$57,727 (±$3,995)$46,745 (±$535)$52,966
Median owner household income$112,834 (±$5,751)$105,596 (±$2,950)$85,153 (±$545)$100,009

In Hendersonville, the renter share is not measurably different from Sumner County (28.0%).

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

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

In Sumner County, Hendersonville ranks 5 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 212 of 405.

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

How renting in Hendersonville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent30.0% (±2.0 points)28.3% (±2.7 points)−1.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$1,173 (±$31)$1,653 (±$86)+40.9%Up after inflation
Median household income$72,539 (±$2,988)$97,200 (±$5,841)+34.0%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 Hendersonville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hendersonville
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Hendersonville—28.3% (±2.7 points)—
Shackle Island5.0 mi7.0% (±7.5 points)Lower
Green Hill5.4 mi9.4% (±6.3 points)Lower
Goodlettsville6.1 mi39.5% (±5.7 points)Higher
Millersville8.8 mi33.2% (±6.5 points)Not measurably different
Gallatin9.0 mi42.9% (±2.9 points)Higher
Mount Juliet9.0 mi27.9% (±3.6 points)Not measurably different
Ridgetop12 mi13.7% (±8.0 points)Lower
White House12 mi24.1% (±4.4 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Shackle Island, TN (7.0%), Green Hill, TN (9.4%), Ridgetop, TN (13.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Goodlettsville, TN (39.5%), Gallatin, TN (42.9%).

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

Households that rent across Sumner County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Gallatin42.9% (±2.9 points)
2Westmoreland36.5% (±9.8 points)
3Portland33.3% (±5.4 points)
4Millersville33.2% (±6.5 points)
5Hendersonville28.3% (±2.7 points)
6Mitchellville28.1% (±18.9 points)
7Shackle Island7.0% (±7.5 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 Hendersonville

How many renters are there in Hendersonville?

Hendersonville has an estimated 7,149 (±745) renting households, 28.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hendersonville?

In Hendersonville, the share of households that rent went from 30.0% in 2015–2019 to 28.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hendersonville?

A renting household in Hendersonville has 2.1 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hendersonville?

The median renting household in Hendersonville, TN has an income of $62,238 (±$9,500) a year, against $112,834 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 Hendersonville city, Tennessee (place:33280, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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