What percentage of people rent in McGaheysville, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in McGaheysville, VA, 2020–2024
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35.1% (±16.6 points) of the occupied homes in McGaheysville, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 170 renting households against 315 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.1% (±16.6 points)
Renting households: 170 (±100)

Who rents and who owns in McGaheysville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	McGaheysville	Rockingham County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.1% (±16.6 points)	24.7% (±1.8 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	170 (±100)	8,082 (±604)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	315 (±108)	24,604 (±617)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±1.0)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.9)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$51,317 (±$4,608)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,694 (±$22,543)	$92,628 (±$3,413)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In McGaheysville, the renter share is not measurably different from Rockingham County (24.7%).

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

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

In Rockingham County, McGaheysville ranks 5 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 191 of 464.

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

Households that rent in places near McGaheysville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with McGaheysville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
McGaheysville	—	35.1% (±16.6 points)	—
Massanutten	2.7 mi	6.7% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Massanetta Springs	5.6 mi	28.1% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Elkton	6.8 mi	38.0% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Grottoes	8.7 mi	19.0% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Harrisonburg	8.8 mi	60.5% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Shenandoah	10 mi	23.6% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Crawford	11 mi	23.3% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Belmont Estates	11 mi	3.5% (±6.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Massanutten, VA (6.7%), Belmont Estates, VA (3.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Harrisonburg, VA (60.5%).

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

Households that rent across Rockingham County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Timberville	43.0% (±7.3 points)
2	Bridgewater	39.7% (±9.3 points)
3	Elkton	38.0% (±9.1 points)
4	Broadway	35.6% (±8.6 points)
5	McGaheysville	35.1% (±16.6 points)
6	Dayton	33.1% (±11.2 points)
7	Massanetta Springs	28.1% (±6.8 points)
8	Mount Crawford	23.3% (±11.4 points)
9	Grottoes	19.0% (±8.6 points)
10	Massanutten	6.7% (±3.8 points)
11	Belmont Estates	3.5% (±6.1 points)

McGaheysville 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 McGaheysville

How many renters are there in McGaheysville?

McGaheysville has an estimated 170 (±100) renting households, 35.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in McGaheysville?

A renting household in McGaheysville has 2.4 people on average, against 2.9 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 McGaheysville CDP, Virginia (place:48232, 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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