What percentage of people rent in Rich Creek, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Rich Creek, VA, 2020–2024
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41.0% (±13.5 points) of the occupied homes in Rich Creek, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 109 renting households against 157 that own their home.

In Rich Creek, the share of households that rent went from 42.2% in 2015–2019 to 41.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.0% (±13.5 points)
Renting households: 109 (±52)
Median renter income: $18,750 (±$14,815)

Who rents and who owns in Rich Creek

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rich Creek	Giles County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.0% (±13.5 points)	21.1% (±3.5 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	109 (±52)	1,413 (±248)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	157 (±44)	5,285 (±319)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$18,750 (±$14,815)	$42,708 (±$7,736)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,464 (±$35,051)	$69,987 (±$4,464)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Rich Creek, the renter share is higher than in Giles County (21.1%).

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

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

In Giles County, Rich Creek ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 131 of 464.

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

How renting in Rich Creek 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	42.2% (±8.3 points)	41.0% (±13.5 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$511 (±$123)	$478 (±$271)	−6.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$45,333 (±$5,868)	$48,750 (±$22,701)	+7.5%	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 Rich Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rich Creek
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rich Creek	—	41.0% (±13.5 points)	—
Peterstown	1.6 mi	33.2% (±20.7 points)	Not measurably different
Glen Lyn	2.4 mi	21.4% (±19.6 points)	Not measurably different
Narrows	3.7 mi	21.8% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Pearisburg	6.3 mi	30.2% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Oakvale	9.2 mi	57.8% (±39.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pembroke	11 mi	30.6% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Athens	11 mi	25.9% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Princeton	15 mi	43.2% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Narrows, VA (21.8%).

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

Households that rent across Giles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rich Creek	41.0% (±13.5 points)
2	Pembroke	30.6% (±10.4 points)
3	Pearisburg	30.2% (±10.8 points)
4	Narrows	21.8% (±7.6 points)
5	Glen Lyn	21.4% (±19.6 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 Rich Creek

How many renters are there in Rich Creek?

Rich Creek has an estimated 109 (±52) renting households, 41.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rich Creek?

In Rich Creek, the share of households that rent went from 42.2% in 2015–2019 to 41.0% in 2020–2024 (−1.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rich Creek?

A renting household in Rich Creek has 2.1 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rich Creek?

The median renting household in Rich Creek, VA has an income of $18,750 (±$14,815) a year, against $69,464 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 Rich Creek town, Virginia (place:66896, 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.