What percentage of people rent in Chincoteague, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Chincoteague, VA, 2020–2024
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21.6% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Chincoteague, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 371 renting households against 1,343 that own their home.

In Chincoteague, the share of households that rent went from 26.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.6% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 371 (±112)
Median renter income: $39,886 (±$20,946)

Who rents and who owns in Chincoteague

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chincoteague	Accomack County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.6% (±6.4 points)	28.6% (±2.9 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	371 (±112)	4,127 (±468)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,343 (±142)	10,319 (±458)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,886 (±$20,946)	$40,746 (±$3,135)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,758 (±$14,088)	$70,529 (±$3,253)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Chincoteague, the renter share is not measurably different from Accomack County (28.6%).

It is also lower than in Virginia (32.7%).

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

In Accomack County, Chincoteague ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 321 of 464.

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

How renting in Chincoteague 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	26.3% (±8.4 points)	21.6% (±6.4 points)	−4.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$940 (±$182)	$1,081 (±$138)	+15.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,848 (±$7,860)	$62,917 (±$18,324)	+19.1%	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 Chincoteague

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chincoteague
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Chincoteague	—	21.6% (±6.4 points)	—
Captains Cove	5.1 mi	1.8% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Wattsville	7.8 mi	34.5% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pocomoke City	14 mi	40.2% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Hallwood	14 mi	15.6% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Snow Hill	16 mi	44.0% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Bloxom	17 mi	41.0% (±17.6 points)	Higher
Parksley	20 mi	37.5% (±14.3 points)	Higher
Saxis	20 mi	2.2% (±3.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Captains Cove, VA (1.8%), Saxis, VA (2.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pocomoke City, MD (40.2%), Snow Hill, MD (44.0%), Bloxom, VA (41.0%).

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

Households that rent across Accomack County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Onancock	39.6% (±8.7 points)
5	Belle Haven	38.0% (±15.6 points)
6	Parksley	37.5% (±14.3 points)
7	Accomac	36.1% (±20.3 points)
8	Wattsville	34.5% (±17.3 points)
9	Onley	33.8% (±19.3 points)
10	Chincoteague	21.6% (±6.4 points)
11	Wachapreague	21.4% (±16.6 points)
12	Painter	16.7% (±12.2 points)
13	Hallwood	15.6% (±12.3 points)
14	Tangier	4.3% (±8.3 points)
15	Saxis	2.2% (±3.2 points)
16	Captains Cove	1.8% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Accomack County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Chincoteague

How many renters are there in Chincoteague?

Chincoteague has an estimated 371 (±112) renting households, 21.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Chincoteague?

In Chincoteague, the share of households that rent went from 26.3% in 2015–2019 to 21.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Chincoteague?

A renting household in Chincoteague has 1.8 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Chincoteague?

The median renting household in Chincoteague, VA has an income of $39,886 (±$20,946) a year, against $70,758 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 Chincoteague town, Virginia (place:16512, 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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