What percentage of people rent in Chilhowie, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Chilhowie, VA, 2020–2024
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33.3% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Chilhowie, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 293 renting households against 587 that own their home.

In Chilhowie, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.3% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 293 (±92)
Median renter income: $34,787 (±$13,356)

Who rents and who owns in Chilhowie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chilhowie	Smyth County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.3% (±8.1 points)	29.0% (±2.4 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	293 (±92)	3,673 (±336)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	587 (±127)	8,986 (±319)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,787 (±$13,356)	$32,517 (±$5,055)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$63,781 (±$7,637)	$60,244 (±$5,488)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Chilhowie, the renter share is not measurably different from Smyth County (29.0%).

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

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

In Smyth County, Chilhowie ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 211 of 464.

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

How renting in Chilhowie 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	37.0% (±8.4 points)	33.3% (±8.1 points)	−3.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$695 (±$162)	$802 (±$118)	+15.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,964 (±$9,493)	$51,429 (±$13,051)	+9.5%	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 Chilhowie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chilhowie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Chilhowie	—	33.3% (±8.1 points)	—
Adwolf	4.9 mi	14.1% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Glade Spring	5.0 mi	17.9% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Saltville	6.9 mi	37.1% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Emory	8.1 mi	10.7% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Marion	9.6 mi	46.2% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Damascus	13 mi	51.7% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Troutdale	15 mi	2.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Abingdon	17 mi	42.3% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Adwolf, VA (14.1%), Glade Spring, VA (17.9%), Emory, VA (10.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marion, VA (46.2%), Damascus, VA (51.7%).

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

Households that rent across Smyth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Marion	46.2% (±5.3 points)
2	Saltville	37.1% (±9.0 points)
3	Chilhowie	33.3% (±8.1 points)
4	Adwolf	14.1% (±9.3 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 Chilhowie

How many renters are there in Chilhowie?

Chilhowie has an estimated 293 (±92) renting households, 33.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Chilhowie?

In Chilhowie, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 33.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Chilhowie?

A renting household in Chilhowie has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Chilhowie?

The median renting household in Chilhowie, VA has an income of $34,787 (±$13,356) a year, against $63,781 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 Chilhowie town, Virginia (place:16480, 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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