What percentage of people rent in Staunton, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Staunton, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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39.1% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Staunton, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,424 renting households against 6,885 that own their home.

In Staunton, the share of households that rent went from 42.7% in 2015–2019 to 39.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.1% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 4,424 (±394)
Median renter income: $41,888 (±$4,853)

Who rents and who owns in Staunton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Staunton	Staunton city	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.1% (±3.2 points)	39.1% (±3.2 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,424 (±394)	4,424 (±394)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,885 (±377)	6,885 (±377)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,888 (±$4,853)	$41,888 (±$4,853)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,137 (±$5,016)	$86,137 (±$5,016)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Staunton, the renter share is not measurably different from Staunton city (39.1%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 151 of 464.

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

How renting in Staunton 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	42.7% (±2.5 points)	39.1% (±3.2 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$861 (±$29)	$1,024 (±$69)	+18.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,611 (±$2,847)	$65,581 (±$4,919)	+24.7%	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 Staunton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Staunton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Staunton	—	39.1% (±3.2 points)	—
Jolivue	3.3 mi	61.2% (±17.7 points)	Higher
Verona	3.8 mi	21.2% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Fishersville	5.6 mi	33.8% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Stuarts Draft	9.7 mi	21.8% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Waynesboro	11 mi	40.1% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lyndhurst	11 mi	5.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Weyers Cave	12 mi	18.1% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Greenville	12 mi	41.8% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Verona, VA (21.2%), Stuarts Draft, VA (21.8%), Lyndhurst, VA (5.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Jolivue, VA (61.2%).

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 Staunton

How many renters are there in Staunton?

Staunton has an estimated 4,424 (±394) renting households, 39.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Staunton?

In Staunton, the share of households that rent went from 42.7% in 2015–2019 to 39.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Staunton?

A renting household in Staunton has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Staunton?

The median renting household in Staunton, VA has an income of $41,888 (±$4,853) a year, against $86,137 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 Staunton city, Virginia (place:75216, 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.