What percentage of people rent in Rural Retreat, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Rural Retreat, VA, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Rural Retreat, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 118 renting households against 547 that own their home.

In Rural Retreat, the share of households that rent went from 25.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 118 (±48)
Median renter income: $25,658 (±$3,713)

Who rents and who owns in Rural Retreat

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rural Retreat	Wythe County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±6.2 points)	23.0% (±2.6 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	118 (±48)	2,887 (±337)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	547 (±125)	9,646 (±373)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.8)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,658 (±$3,713)	$31,244 (±$2,991)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,509 (±$16,666)	$71,261 (±$5,687)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Rural Retreat, the renter share is not measurably different from Wythe County (23.0%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 351 of 464.

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

How renting in Rural Retreat 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	25.1% (±8.0 points)	17.7% (±6.2 points)	−7.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$674 (±$36)	$800 (±$133)	+18.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,107 (±$9,010)	$61,979 (±$15,507)	+26.2%	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 Rural Retreat

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rural Retreat
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rural Retreat	—	17.7% (±6.2 points)	—
Wytheville	11 mi	43.9% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Marion	14 mi	46.2% (±5.3 points)	Higher
Troutdale	17 mi	2.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Adwolf	19 mi	14.1% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Tazewell	20 mi	41.6% (±8.5 points)	Higher
Independence	20 mi	33.9% (±9.2 points)	Higher
Fries	21 mi	24.7% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bluefield	23 mi	35.8% (±7.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Troutdale, VA (2.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wytheville, VA (43.9%), Marion, VA (46.2%), Tazewell, VA (41.6%).

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

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 Rural Retreat

How many renters are there in Rural Retreat?

Rural Retreat has an estimated 118 (±48) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rural Retreat?

In Rural Retreat, the share of households that rent went from 25.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−7.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rural Retreat?

A renting household in Rural Retreat has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rural Retreat?

The median renting household in Rural Retreat, VA has an income of $25,658 (±$3,713) a year, against $69,509 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 Rural Retreat town, Virginia (place:69456, 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.