What percentage of people rent in Fairlawn, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fairlawn, VA, 2020–2024
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16.4% (±7.7 points) of the occupied homes in Fairlawn, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 204 renting households against 1,042 that own their home.

In Fairlawn, the share of households that rent went from 33.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.4% in 2020–2024 (−17.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.4% (±7.7 points)
Renting households: 204 (±108)

Who rents and who owns in Fairlawn

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairlawn	Pulaski County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.4% (±7.7 points)	26.6% (±2.5 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	204 (±108)	3,843 (±387)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,042 (±166)	10,613 (±408)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,042 (±$6,755)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,100 (±$8,105)	$72,683 (±$5,275)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Fairlawn, the renter share is lower than in Pulaski County (26.6%).

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

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

In Pulaski County, Fairlawn ranks 3 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 361 of 464.

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

How renting in Fairlawn 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	33.6% (±10.9 points)	16.4% (±7.7 points)	−17.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$729 (±$217)	$1,621 (±$216)	+122.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$56,902 (±$5,476)	$66,918 (±$8,223)	+17.6%	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 Fairlawn

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairlawn
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fairlawn	—	16.4% (±7.7 points)	—
Radford	1.9 mi	57.7% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Plum Creek	2.6 mi	39.1% (±17.5 points)	Higher
Merrimac	7.5 mi	73.4% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Christiansburg	7.7 mi	40.2% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Riner	7.8 mi	8.6% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dublin	8.5 mi	59.1% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Blacksburg	8.8 mi	64.2% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Pembroke	13 mi	30.6% (±10.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Radford, VA (57.7%), Plum Creek, VA (39.1%), Merrimac, VA (73.4%).

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

Households that rent across Pulaski County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dublin	59.1% (±10.3 points)
2	Pulaski	41.1% (±5.7 points)
3	Fairlawn	16.4% (±7.7 points)

Fairlawn 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 Fairlawn

How many renters are there in Fairlawn?

Fairlawn has an estimated 204 (±108) renting households, 16.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fairlawn?

In Fairlawn, the share of households that rent went from 33.6% in 2015–2019 to 16.4% in 2020–2024 (−17.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Fairlawn?

A renting household in Fairlawn has 1.3 people on average, against 2.1 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 Fairlawn CDP, Virginia (place:26736, 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.