What percentage of people rent in Scotts Hill, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Scotts Hill, TN, 2020–2024
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39.7% (±12.3 points) of the occupied homes in Scotts Hill, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 178 renting households against 270 that own their home.

In Scotts Hill, the share of households that rent went from 23.2% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (+16.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.7% (±12.3 points)
Renting households: 178 (±70)
Median renter income: $37,697 (±$12,406)

Who rents and who owns in Scotts Hill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Scotts Hill	Henderson County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.7% (±12.3 points)	26.8% (±3.5 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	178 (±70)	2,928 (±409)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	270 (±73)	7,992 (±389)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±1.1)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,697 (±$12,406)	$34,138 (±$9,584)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$39,063 (±$35,560)	$60,747 (±$9,530)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Scotts Hill, the renter share is higher than in Henderson County (26.8%).

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

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

In Henderson County, Scotts Hill ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 118 of 405.

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

How renting in Scotts Hill 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	23.2% (±8.5 points)	39.7% (±12.3 points)	+16.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$558 (±$108)	$629 (±$132)	+12.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$37,625 (±$7,932)	$37,809 (±$4,892)	+0.5%	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 Scotts Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Scotts Hill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Scotts Hill	—	39.7% (±12.3 points)	—
Sardis	5.7 mi	24.0% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Decaturville	8.7 mi	26.3% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Saltillo	9.5 mi	21.6% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lexington	11 mi	37.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Milledgeville	12 mi	19.1% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Parsons	12 mi	40.1% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Enville	13 mi	35.7% (±28.3 points)	Not measurably different
Clifton	18 mi	32.8% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Milledgeville, TN (19.1%).

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

Households that rent across Henderson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Scotts Hill	39.7% (±12.3 points)
2	Lexington	37.0% (±7.8 points)
3	Sardis	24.0% (±10.4 points)
4	Parker's Crossroads	6.1% (±6.2 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 Scotts Hill

How many renters are there in Scotts Hill?

Scotts Hill has an estimated 178 (±70) renting households, 39.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Scotts Hill?

In Scotts Hill, the share of households that rent went from 23.2% in 2015–2019 to 39.7% in 2020–2024 (+16.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Scotts Hill?

A renting household in Scotts Hill has 2.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Scotts Hill?

The median renting household in Scotts Hill, TN has an income of $37,697 (±$12,406) a year, against $39,063 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 Scotts Hill town, Tennessee (place:66880, 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.