What percentage of people rent in Mount Jackson, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mount Jackson, VA, 2020–2024
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29.8% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Mount Jackson, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 246 renting households against 579 that own their home.

In Mount Jackson, the share of households that rent went from 38.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.8% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 246 (±58)
Median renter income: $45,000 (±$16,223)

Who rents and who owns in Mount Jackson

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Jackson	Shenandoah County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.8% (±6.9 points)	26.7% (±2.5 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	246 (±58)	4,788 (±480)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	579 (±119)	13,174 (±488)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,000 (±$16,223)	$47,938 (±$3,375)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,341 (±$17,568)	$78,194 (±$7,546)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Mount Jackson, the renter share is not measurably different from Shenandoah County (26.7%).

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

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

In Shenandoah County, Mount Jackson ranks 5 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 249 of 464.

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

How renting in Mount Jackson 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	38.8% (±7.3 points)	29.8% (±6.9 points)	−9.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$839 (±$35)	$984 (±$78)	+17.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,833 (±$7,708)	$52,297 (±$13,523)	+11.7%	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 Mount Jackson

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Jackson
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mount Jackson	—	29.8% (±6.9 points)	—
New Market	6.6 mi	57.1% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Edinburg	7.5 mi	40.8% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Basye	8.0 mi	12.7% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Timberville	9.9 mi	43.0% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Woodstock	12 mi	54.6% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Luray	12 mi	34.8% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Broadway	12 mi	35.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Stanley	14 mi	40.5% (±7.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Basye, VA (12.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Market, VA (57.1%), Timberville, VA (43.0%), Woodstock, VA (54.6%).

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

Households that rent across Shenandoah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	New Market	57.1% (±10.6 points)
2	Woodstock	54.6% (±8.1 points)
3	Edinburg	40.8% (±11.8 points)
4	Strasburg	30.0% (±6.9 points)
5	Mount Jackson	29.8% (±6.9 points)
6	Toms Brook	27.0% (±13.1 points)
7	Basye	12.7% (±10.5 points)
8	Maurertown	3.0% (±6.3 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 Mount Jackson

How many renters are there in Mount Jackson?

Mount Jackson has an estimated 246 (±58) renting households, 29.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mount Jackson?

In Mount Jackson, the share of households that rent went from 38.8% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mount Jackson?

A renting household in Mount Jackson has 2.2 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mount Jackson?

The median renting household in Mount Jackson, VA has an income of $45,000 (±$16,223) a year, against $60,341 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 Mount Jackson town, Virginia (place:53992, 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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