What percentage of people rent in Saltville, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Saltville, VA, 2020–2024
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37.1% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Saltville, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 320 renting households against 543 that own their home.

In Saltville, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 37.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.1% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 320 (±114)
Median renter income: $28,145 (±$14,499)

Who rents and who owns in Saltville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Saltville	Smyth County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.1% (±9.0 points)	29.0% (±2.4 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	320 (±114)	3,673 (±336)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	543 (±88)	8,986 (±319)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.2 (±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	$28,145 (±$14,499)	$32,517 (±$5,055)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$69,327 (±$9,300)	$60,244 (±$5,488)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Saltville, the renter share is not measurably different from Smyth County (29.0%).

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

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

In Smyth County, Saltville ranks 2 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 167 of 464.

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

How renting in Saltville 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	32.1% (±7.9 points)	37.1% (±9.0 points)	+5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$506 (±$132)	$645 (±$70)	+27.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,125 (±$6,925)	$48,658 (±$6,998)	+46.9%	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 Saltville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Saltville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Saltville	—	37.1% (±9.0 points)	—
Glade Spring	6.0 mi	17.9% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Chilhowie	6.9 mi	33.3% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Emory	7.5 mi	10.7% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Adwolf	11 mi	14.1% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Claypool Hill	13 mi	6.2% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Marion	14 mi	46.2% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cedar Bluff	15 mi	36.1% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Richlands	15 mi	36.2% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Glade Spring, VA (17.9%), Emory, VA (10.7%), Adwolf, VA (14.1%).

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

Households that rent across Smyth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Marion	46.2% (±5.3 points)
2	Saltville	37.1% (±9.0 points)
3	Chilhowie	33.3% (±8.1 points)
4	Adwolf	14.1% (±9.3 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 Saltville

How many renters are there in Saltville?

Saltville has an estimated 320 (±114) renting households, 37.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Saltville?

In Saltville, the share of households that rent went from 32.1% in 2015–2019 to 37.1% in 2020–2024 (+5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Saltville?

A renting household in Saltville has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Saltville?

The median renting household in Saltville, VA has an income of $28,145 (±$14,499) a year, against $69,327 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 Saltville town, Virginia (place:70096, 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.