What percentage of people rent in Pound, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Pound, VA, 2020–2024
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24.2% (±11.1 points) of the occupied homes in Pound, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 112 renting households against 350 that own their home.

In Pound, the share of households that rent went from 40.8% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−16.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.2% (±11.1 points)
Renting households: 112 (±55)
Median renter income: $35,395 (±$11,871)

Who rents and who owns in Pound

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pound	Wise County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.2% (±11.1 points)	25.8% (±2.8 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	112 (±55)	3,588 (±409)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	350 (±121)	10,317 (±464)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.8)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$35,395 (±$11,871)	$42,910 (±$5,701)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$31,042 (±$16,023)	$55,759 (±$3,967)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Pound, the renter share is not measurably different from Wise County (25.8%).

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

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

In Wise County, Pound ranks 6 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 298 of 464.

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

How renting in Pound 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	40.8% (±12.3 points)	24.2% (±11.1 points)	−16.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$658 (±$97)	$775 (±$194)	+17.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,224 (±$6,393)	$32,396 (±$10,184)	−5.3%	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 Pound

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pound
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pound	—	24.2% (±11.1 points)	—
Jenkins	3.7 mi	39.6% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Fleming-Neon	7.3 mi	10.0% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clintwood	8.3 mi	40.9% (±12.1 points)	Higher
Wise	10 mi	28.7% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Whitesburg	12 mi	47.3% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Norton	13 mi	50.0% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Clinchco	14 mi	45.2% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Coeburn	15 mi	30.2% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jenkins, KY (39.6%), Clintwood, VA (40.9%), Whitesburg, KY (47.3%).

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

Households that rent across Wise County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Big Stone Gap	36.7% (±11.6 points)
2	St. Paul	32.9% (±10.1 points)
3	Coeburn	30.2% (±10.7 points)
4	Appalachia	29.2% (±9.1 points)
5	Wise	28.7% (±10.8 points)
6	Pound	24.2% (±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 Pound

How many renters are there in Pound?

Pound has an estimated 112 (±55) renting households, 24.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pound?

In Pound, the share of households that rent went from 40.8% in 2015–2019 to 24.2% in 2020–2024 (−16.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Pound?

A renting household in Pound has 2.6 people on average, against 1.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pound?

The median renting household in Pound, VA has an income of $35,395 (±$11,871) a year, against $31,042 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 Pound town, Virginia (place:64272, 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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