What percentage of people rent in Piney Mountain, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Piney Mountain, VA, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±12.4 points) of the occupied homes in Piney Mountain, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 210 renting households against 534 that own their home.

In Piney Mountain, the share of households that rent went from 10.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (+17.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.2% (±12.4 points)
Renting households: 210 (±108)
Median renter income: $131,115 (±$45,865)

Who rents and who owns in Piney Mountain

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Piney Mountain	Albemarle County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.2% (±12.4 points)	34.1% (±1.5 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	210 (±108)	15,643 (±745)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	534 (±154)	30,269 (±643)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.7)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$131,115 (±$45,865)	$65,852 (±$4,792)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$145,489 (±$24,185)	$132,763 (±$5,616)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Piney Mountain, the renter share is not measurably different from Albemarle County (34.1%).

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

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

In Albemarle County, Piney Mountain ranks 5 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 264 of 464.

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

How renting in Piney Mountain 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	10.3% (±9.4 points)	28.2% (±12.4 points)	+17.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,216 (±$272)	$1,685 (±$829)	+38.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,882 (±$15,535)	$138,636 (±$16,332)	+113.7%	Up 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 Piney Mountain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Piney Mountain
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Piney Mountain	—	28.2% (±12.4 points)	—
Hollymead	3.1 mi	21.8% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Earlysville	3.2 mi	3.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Ruckersville	4.9 mi	16.2% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Twin Lakes	6.3 mi	2.8% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Rio	6.6 mi	97.5% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Pantops	9.1 mi	54.0% (±7.5 points)	Higher
Charlottesville	9.5 mi	55.8% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Stanardsville	9.6 mi	61.3% (±14.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Earlysville, VA (3.8%), Twin Lakes, VA (2.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rio, VA (97.5%), Pantops, VA (54.0%), Charlottesville, VA (55.8%).

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

Households that rent across Albemarle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rio	97.5% (±2.3 points)
2	University of Virginia	84.1% (±5.2 points)
3	Pantops	54.0% (±7.5 points)
4	Scottsville	42.5% (±13.6 points)
5	Piney Mountain	28.2% (±12.4 points)
6	Crozet	24.2% (±6.5 points)
7	Hollymead	21.8% (±4.5 points)
8	Earlysville	3.8% (±6.1 points)
9	Rivanna	3.2% (±3.3 points)

Piney Mountain 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 Piney Mountain

How many renters are there in Piney Mountain?

Piney Mountain has an estimated 210 (±108) renting households, 28.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Piney Mountain?

In Piney Mountain, the share of households that rent went from 10.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (+17.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Piney Mountain?

A renting household in Piney Mountain has 2.7 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Piney Mountain?

The median renting household in Piney Mountain, VA has an income of $131,115 (±$45,865) a year, against $145,489 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 Piney Mountain CDP, Virginia (place:62738, 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.