What percentage of people rent in Gate City, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Gate City, VA, 2020–2024
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29.7% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in Gate City, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 263 renting households against 623 that own their home.

In Gate City, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.7% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 263 (±104)
Median renter income: $16,875 (±$16,644)

Who rents and who owns in Gate City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Gate City	Scott County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.7% (±9.9 points)	23.0% (±2.1 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	263 (±104)	2,098 (±215)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	623 (±122)	7,029 (±242)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±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	$16,875 (±$16,644)	$26,786 (±$5,630)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,386 (±$18,606)	$53,714 (±$4,952)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Gate City, the renter share is not measurably different from Scott County (23.0%).

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

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

In Scott County, Gate City ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 251 of 464.

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

How renting in Gate City 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	35.7% (±7.7 points)	29.7% (±9.9 points)	−6.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$488 (±$114)	$660 (±$277)	+35.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,228 (±$9,435)	$42,857 (±$17,186)	+25.2%	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 Gate City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Gate City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Gate City	—	29.7% (±9.9 points)	—
Weber City	1.8 mi	36.9% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bloomingdale	5.9 mi	25.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Carmel	7.5 mi	8.6% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Kingsport	9.0 mi	39.9% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Clinchport	9.5 mi	43.8% (±34.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sullivan Gardens	11 mi	17.2% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Nickelsville	11 mi	29.8% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Church Hill	12 mi	18.2% (±5.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mount Carmel, TN (8.6%), Church Hill, TN (18.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kingsport, TN (39.9%).

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

Households that rent across Scott County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dungannon	46.0% (±15.8 points)
2	Clinchport	43.8% (±34.0 points)
3	Weber City	36.9% (±9.3 points)
4	Nickelsville	29.8% (±12.7 points)
5	Gate City	29.7% (±9.9 points)
6	Duffield	6.5% (±11.1 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 Gate City

How many renters are there in Gate City?

Gate City has an estimated 263 (±104) renting households, 29.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Gate City?

In Gate City, the share of households that rent went from 35.7% in 2015–2019 to 29.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Gate City?

A renting household in Gate City has 1.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Gate City?

The median renting household in Gate City, VA has an income of $16,875 (±$16,644) a year, against $72,386 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 Gate City town, Virginia (place:30496, 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.