What percentage of people rent in Rockwood, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Rockwood, VA, 2020–2024
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23.4% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Rockwood, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 908 renting households against 2,971 that own their home.

In Rockwood, the share of households that rent went from 5.9% in 2015–2019 to 23.4% in 2020–2024 (+17.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.4% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 908 (±253)
Median renter income: $73,613 (±$10,164)

Who rents and who owns in Rockwood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rockwood	Chesterfield County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.4% (±5.5 points)	23.3% (±0.8 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	908 (±253)	32,617 (±1,192)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,971 (±317)	107,538 (±1,185)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$73,613 (±$10,164)	$62,263 (±$3,857)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,973 (±$12,068)	$116,996 (±$2,124)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Rockwood, the renter share is not measurably different from Chesterfield County (23.3%).

It is also lower than in Virginia (32.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Chesterfield County, Rockwood ranks 12 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 309 of 464.

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

How renting in Rockwood 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	5.9% (±2.9 points)	23.4% (±5.5 points)	+17.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,343 (±$242)	$1,744 (±$225)	+29.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$82,863 (±$8,714)	$97,992 (±$19,741)	+18.3%	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 Rockwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rockwood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rockwood	—	23.4% (±5.5 points)	—
Manchester	2.5 mi	40.4% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Bon Air	3.7 mi	27.3% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Midlothian	4.4 mi	26.5% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Brandermill	4.6 mi	30.3% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Meadowbrook	5.9 mi	24.6% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Woodlake	6.4 mi	15.2% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bensley	7.1 mi	61.3% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Richmond	7.2 mi	56.5% (±1.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Manchester, VA (40.4%), Bensley, VA (61.3%), Richmond, VA (56.5%).

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

Households that rent across Chesterfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Chester	28.7% (±3.3 points)
7	Ettrick	28.1% (±10.8 points)
8	Bon Air	27.3% (±4.6 points)
9	Midlothian	26.5% (±4.4 points)
10	Meadowbrook	24.6% (±3.5 points)
11	Matoaca	24.1% (±11.2 points)
12	Rockwood	23.4% (±5.5 points)
13	Woodlake	15.2% (±6.1 points)

Showing 8 of 13 places in Chesterfield County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Rockwood 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 Rockwood

How many renters are there in Rockwood?

Rockwood has an estimated 908 (±253) renting households, 23.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rockwood?

In Rockwood, the share of households that rent went from 5.9% in 2015–2019 to 23.4% in 2020–2024 (+17.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Rockwood?

A renting household in Rockwood has 3.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rockwood?

The median renting household in Rockwood, VA has an income of $73,613 (±$10,164) a year, against $106,973 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 Rockwood CDP, Virginia (place:68470, 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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