What percentage of people rent in Cape Charles, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cape Charles, VA, 2020–2024
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33.6% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Cape Charles, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 230 renting households against 454 that own their home.

In Cape Charles, the share of households that rent went from 47.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (−14.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.6% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 230 (±82)

Who rents and who owns in Cape Charles

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cape Charles	Northampton County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.6% (±9.0 points)	33.9% (±4.4 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	230 (±82)	1,841 (±270)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	454 (±82)	3,596 (±249)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$42,147 (±$9,053)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$123,750 (±$25,597)	$84,219 (±$13,337)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Cape Charles, the renter share is not measurably different from Northampton County (33.9%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (32.7%).

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

In Northampton County, Cape Charles ranks 4 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 206 of 464.

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

How renting in Cape Charles 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	47.7% (±7.7 points)	33.6% (±9.0 points)	−14.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$618 (±$209)	$800 (±$643)	+29.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,643 (±$18,598)	$73,750 (±$34,865)	+35.0%	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 Cape Charles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cape Charles
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cape Charles	—	33.6% (±9.0 points)	—
Cheriton	4.1 mi	41.2% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Eastville	8.1 mi	17.7% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Nassawadox	18 mi	36.8% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Poquoson	18 mi	15.4% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Hampton	21 mi	43.1% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Exmore	22 mi	65.6% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Belle Haven	24 mi	38.0% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bethel Manor	25 mi	100.0% (±3.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Poquoson, VA (15.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hampton, VA (43.1%), Exmore, VA (65.6%), Bethel Manor, VA (100.0%).

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

Households that rent across Northampton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Exmore	65.6% (±10.6 points)
2	Cheriton	41.2% (±20.9 points)
3	Nassawadox	36.8% (±15.1 points)
4	Cape Charles	33.6% (±9.0 points)
5	Eastville	17.7% (±14.2 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 Cape Charles

How many renters are there in Cape Charles?

Cape Charles has an estimated 230 (±82) renting households, 33.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cape Charles?

In Cape Charles, the share of households that rent went from 47.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (−14.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Cape Charles?

A renting household in Cape Charles has 1.4 people on average, against 1.9 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 Cape Charles town, Virginia (place:12808, in state:51).

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.