What percentage of people rent in Southern Gateway, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Southern Gateway, VA, 2020–2024
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75.6% (±12.5 points) of the occupied homes in Southern Gateway, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 875 renting households against 283 that own their home.

In Southern Gateway, the share of households that rent went from 75.8% in 2015–2019 to 75.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 75.6% (±12.5 points)
Renting households: 875 (±300)
Median renter income: $82,975 (±$23,390)

Who rents and who owns in Southern Gateway

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Southern Gateway	Stafford County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	75.6% (±12.5 points)	19.5% (±1.4 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	875 (±300)	10,205 (±743)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	283 (±145)	42,121 (±721)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.8)	3.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$82,975 (±$23,390)	$85,364 (±$8,810)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$133,569 (±$34,333)	$152,094 (±$3,964)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Southern Gateway, the renter share is higher than in Stafford County (19.5%).

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

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

In Stafford County, Southern Gateway ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 10 of 464.

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

How renting in Southern Gateway 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	75.8% (±10.6 points)	75.6% (±12.5 points)	−0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,578 (±$109)	$2,073 (±$198)	+31.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,313 (±$12,278)	$95,227 (±$23,473)	+50.4%	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 Southern Gateway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Southern Gateway
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Southern Gateway	—	75.6% (±12.5 points)	—
Falmouth	2.2 mi	22.7% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Fredericksburg	3.3 mi	60.3% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Stafford Courthouse	6.8 mi	51.8% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Passapatanzy	9.9 mi	9.7% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Aquia Harbour	10 mi	5.9% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Spotsylvania Courthouse	11 mi	30.2% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Lake Wilderness	12 mi	6.9% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Boswell's Corner	13 mi	28.2% (±22.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Falmouth, VA (22.7%), Fredericksburg, VA (60.3%), Stafford Courthouse, VA (51.8%).

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

Households that rent across Stafford County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Southern Gateway	75.6% (±12.5 points)
2	Stafford Courthouse	51.8% (±9.9 points)
3	Boswell's Corner	28.2% (±22.5 points)
4	Falmouth	22.7% (±9.6 points)
5	Aquia Harbour	5.9% (±2.6 points)

Southern Gateway 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 Southern Gateway

How many renters are there in Southern Gateway?

Southern Gateway has an estimated 875 (±300) renting households, 75.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Southern Gateway?

In Southern Gateway, the share of households that rent went from 75.8% in 2015–2019 to 75.6% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Southern Gateway?

A renting household in Southern Gateway has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Southern Gateway?

The median renting household in Southern Gateway, VA has an income of $82,975 (±$23,390) a year, against $133,569 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 Southern Gateway CDP, Virginia (place:73760, 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.