What percentage of people rent in Stuarts Draft, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Stuarts Draft, VA, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Stuarts Draft, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,105 renting households against 3,971 that own their home.

In Stuarts Draft, the share of households that rent went from 29.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,105 (±268)
Median renter income: $62,355 (±$32,779)

Who rents and who owns in Stuarts Draft

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stuarts Draft	Augusta County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±4.6 points)	19.8% (±2.0 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,105 (±268)	6,159 (±649)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,971 (±290)	24,924 (±604)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,355 (±$32,779)	$48,515 (±$6,923)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,632 (±$9,654)	$90,667 (±$4,380)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Stuarts Draft, the renter share is not measurably different from Augusta County (19.8%).

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

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

In Augusta County, Stuarts Draft ranks 6 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 320 of 464.

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

How renting in Stuarts Draft 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	29.8% (±4.1 points)	21.8% (±4.6 points)	−8.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$972 (±$68)	$1,201 (±$139)	+23.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,482 (±$3,797)	$79,332 (±$5,894)	+25.0%	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 Stuarts Draft

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stuarts Draft
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stuarts Draft	—	21.8% (±4.6 points)	—
Lyndhurst	4.6 mi	5.3% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Fishersville	6.3 mi	33.8% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Greenville	6.6 mi	41.8% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Jolivue	6.6 mi	61.2% (±17.7 points)	Higher
Waynesboro	8.0 mi	40.1% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Staunton	9.7 mi	39.1% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Nellysford	10 mi	11.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Dooms	12 mi	18.0% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lyndhurst, VA (5.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fishersville, VA (33.8%), Jolivue, VA (61.2%), Waynesboro, VA (40.1%).

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

Households that rent across Augusta County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Jolivue	61.2% (±17.7 points)
2	Craigsville	55.5% (±14.8 points)
3	Greenville	41.8% (±23.0 points)
4	Fishersville	33.8% (±5.4 points)
5	Harriston	22.0% (±14.4 points)
6	Stuarts Draft	21.8% (±4.6 points)
7	Verona	21.2% (±6.7 points)
8	Weyers Cave	18.1% (±10.3 points)
9	Dooms	18.0% (±18.1 points)
10	Crimora	12.5% (±15.8 points)
11	Lyndhurst	5.3% (±5.1 points)

Stuarts Draft 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 Stuarts Draft

How many renters are there in Stuarts Draft?

Stuarts Draft has an estimated 1,105 (±268) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stuarts Draft?

In Stuarts Draft, the share of households that rent went from 29.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−8.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Stuarts Draft?

A renting household in Stuarts Draft has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stuarts Draft?

The median renting household in Stuarts Draft, VA has an income of $62,355 (±$32,779) a year, against $80,632 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 Stuarts Draft CDP, Virginia (place:76272, 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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