What percentage of people rent in Rutledge, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Rutledge, TN, 2020–2024
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41.8% (±10.7 points) of the occupied homes in Rutledge, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 254 renting households against 353 that own their home.

In Rutledge, the share of households that rent went from 38.6% in 2015–2019 to 41.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.8% (±10.7 points)
Renting households: 254 (±102)
Median renter income: $20,625 (±$13,868)

Who rents and who owns in Rutledge

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rutledge	Grainger County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.8% (±10.7 points)	22.9% (±2.9 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	254 (±102)	2,210 (±312)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	353 (±78)	7,450 (±294)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.5)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$20,625 (±$13,868)	$29,250 (±$4,420)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,942 (±$10,616)	$58,219 (±$4,955)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Rutledge, the renter share is higher than in Grainger County (22.9%).

It is not measurably different from Tennessee (33.1%).

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

In Grainger County, Rutledge ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 101 of 405.

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

How renting in Rutledge 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	38.6% (±10.3 points)	41.8% (±10.7 points)	+3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$482 (±$80)	$626 (±$81)	+29.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,202 (±$11,028)	$50,045 (±$15,627)	+38.2%	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 Rutledge

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rutledge
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rutledge	—	41.8% (±10.7 points)	—
Jefferson City	11 mi	48.9% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
New Tazewell	12 mi	50.7% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
New Market	12 mi	24.5% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Blaine	13 mi	23.3% (±8.5 points)	Lower
Luttrell	13 mi	13.6% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Tazewell	13 mi	41.5% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Morristown	14 mi	45.1% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bean Station	14 mi	18.0% (±9.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Market, TN (24.5%), Blaine, TN (23.3%), Luttrell, TN (13.6%).

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

Households that rent across Grainger County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rutledge	41.8% (±10.7 points)
2	Blaine	23.3% (±8.5 points)
3	Bean Station	18.0% (±9.0 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 Rutledge

How many renters are there in Rutledge?

Rutledge has an estimated 254 (±102) renting households, 41.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rutledge?

In Rutledge, the share of households that rent went from 38.6% in 2015–2019 to 41.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rutledge?

A renting household in Rutledge has 1.9 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rutledge?

The median renting household in Rutledge, TN has an income of $20,625 (±$13,868) a year, against $73,942 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 Rutledge town, Tennessee (place:65820, 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.