What percentage of people rent in Hillsville, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Hillsville, VA, 2020–2024
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47.2% (±15.1 points) of the occupied homes in Hillsville, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 475 renting households against 531 that own their home.

In Hillsville, the share of households that rent went from 53.7% in 2015–2019 to 47.2% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.2% (±15.1 points)
Renting households: 475 (±136)

Who rents and who owns in Hillsville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hillsville	Carroll County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.2% (±15.1 points)	22.9% (±2.9 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	475 (±136)	2,879 (±397)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	531 (±237)	9,697 (±424)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±1.1)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$32,324 (±$8,706)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,261 (±$14,934)	$57,947 (±$5,159)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Hillsville, the renter share is higher than in Carroll County (22.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 84 of 464.

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

How renting in Hillsville 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	53.7% (±12.7 points)	47.2% (±15.1 points)	−6.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$551 (±$116)	$747 (±$225)	+35.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,528 (±$9,515)	$58,000 (±$12,864)	+46.7%	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 Hillsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hillsville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hillsville	—	47.2% (±15.1 points)	—
Woodlawn (Carroll County)	4.3 mi	7.6% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Galax	12 mi	43.7% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fries	14 mi	24.7% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Airy	19 mi	44.6% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Flat Rock (community)	20 mi	24.8% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Pulaski	20 mi	41.1% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Wytheville	24 mi	43.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dublin	24 mi	59.1% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodlawn (Carroll County), VA (7.6%), Flat Rock (community), NC (24.8%).

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

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 Hillsville

How many renters are there in Hillsville?

Hillsville has an estimated 475 (±136) renting households, 47.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hillsville?

In Hillsville, the share of households that rent went from 53.7% in 2015–2019 to 47.2% in 2020–2024 (−6.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hillsville?

A renting household in Hillsville has 3.1 people on average, against 2.5 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 Hillsville town, Virginia (place:37336, 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.