What percentage of people rent in Tappahannock, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Tappahannock, VA, 2020–2024
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69.0% (±11.0 points) of the occupied homes in Tappahannock, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 681 renting households against 306 that own their home.

In Tappahannock, the share of households that rent went from 57.9% in 2015–2019 to 69.0% in 2020–2024 (+11.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 69.0% (±11.0 points)
Renting households: 681 (±166)
Median renter income: $40,353 (±$24,668)

Who rents and who owns in Tappahannock

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tappahannock	Essex County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	69.0% (±11.0 points)	28.3% (±5.2 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	681 (±166)	1,257 (±249)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	306 (±128)	3,190 (±257)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,353 (±$24,668)	$44,176 (±$7,197)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,886 (±$15,849)	$62,121 (±$6,569)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Tappahannock, the renter share is higher than in Essex County (28.3%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 17 of 464.

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

How renting in Tappahannock 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	57.9% (±8.5 points)	69.0% (±11.0 points)	+11.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$866 (±$60)	$942 (±$78)	+8.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$36,500 (±$3,660)	$46,816 (±$5,716)	+28.3%	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 Tappahannock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tappahannock
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tappahannock	—	69.0% (±11.0 points)	—
Warsaw	6.6 mi	47.4% (±12.1 points)	Lower
Montross	13 mi	30.7% (±15.5 points)	Lower
Central Garage	18 mi	24.0% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Urbanna	25 mi	18.4% (±12.1 points)	Lower
Piney Point	25 mi	29.6% (±16.3 points)	Lower
West Point	25 mi	19.4% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Port Royal	25 mi	41.9% (±26.5 points)	Not measurably different
Colonial Beach	25 mi	20.1% (±8.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Warsaw, VA (47.4%), Montross, VA (30.7%), Central Garage, VA (24.0%).

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 Tappahannock

How many renters are there in Tappahannock?

Tappahannock has an estimated 681 (±166) renting households, 69.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tappahannock?

In Tappahannock, the share of households that rent went from 57.9% in 2015–2019 to 69.0% in 2020–2024 (+11.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tappahannock?

A renting household in Tappahannock has 1.9 people on average, against 1.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tappahannock?

The median renting household in Tappahannock, VA has an income of $40,353 (±$24,668) a year, against $59,886 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 Tappahannock town, Virginia (place:77568, 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.