What percentage of people rent in East Highland Park, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Highland Park, VA, 2020–2024
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33.4% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in East Highland Park, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,211 renting households against 4,417 that own their home.

In East Highland Park, the share of households that rent went from 30.3% in 2015–2019 to 33.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.4% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 2,211 (±403)
Median renter income: $41,794 (±$11,782)

Who rents and who owns in East Highland Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Highland Park	Henrico County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.4% (±5.5 points)	35.5% (±1.0 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,211 (±403)	48,794 (±1,353)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,417 (±472)	88,571 (±1,494)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,794 (±$11,782)	$59,572 (±$2,348)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$79,145 (±$10,897)	$113,016 (±$3,912)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In East Highland Park, the renter share is not measurably different from Henrico County (35.5%).

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

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

In Henrico County, East Highland Park ranks 10 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 208 of 464.

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

How renting in East Highland Park 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	30.3% (±4.3 points)	33.4% (±5.5 points)	+3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,053 (±$79)	$1,318 (±$82)	+25.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,286 (±$4,600)	$64,681 (±$15,553)	+23.7%	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 East Highland Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Highland Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Highland Park	—	33.4% (±5.5 points)	—
Highland Springs	3.7 mi	38.7% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Montrose	3.9 mi	62.3% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Mechanicsville	4.0 mi	24.5% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Chamberlayne	4.1 mi	4.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Lakeside	5.5 mi	34.8% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Richmond	5.8 mi	56.5% (±1.0 points)	Higher
Sandston	6.0 mi	45.2% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Dumbarton	7.1 mi	69.7% (±6.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mechanicsville, VA (24.5%), Chamberlayne, VA (4.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Montrose, VA (62.3%), Richmond, VA (56.5%), Sandston, VA (45.2%).

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

Households that rent across Henrico County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Sandston	45.2% (±6.7 points)
5	Short Pump	42.1% (±3.1 points)
6	Highland Springs	38.7% (±5.6 points)
7	Tuckahoe	36.2% (±2.5 points)
8	Innsbrook	36.0% (±5.8 points)
9	Lakeside	34.8% (±5.1 points)
10	East Highland Park	33.4% (±5.5 points)
11	Glen Allen	24.1% (±4.5 points)
12	Wyndham	9.0% (±4.2 points)
13	Chamberlayne	4.7% (±3.5 points)

Showing 10 of 13 places in Henrico County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Highland Park is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 East Highland Park

How many renters are there in East Highland Park?

East Highland Park has an estimated 2,211 (±403) renting households, 33.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Highland Park?

In East Highland Park, the share of households that rent went from 30.3% in 2015–2019 to 33.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Highland Park?

A renting household in East Highland Park has 2.6 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Highland Park?

The median renting household in East Highland Park, VA has an income of $41,794 (±$11,782) a year, against $79,145 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 East Highland Park CDP, Virginia (place:24496, 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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