RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 170 SHOWN OF 170

Highest renter share, North Carolina cities · 2010

North Carolina cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2010 ACS). This list covers the 170 cities in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Cullowhee, NCNC7,97388.0%+18.5 pts

02Boone, NCNC19,92976.8%+6.3 pts

03Spring Lake, NCNC11,25275.3%+11.1 pts

04Pineville, NCNC11,85169.4%+4.3 pts

05Greenville, NCNC96,44362.9%+2.2 pts

06Jacksonville, NCNC72,73261.7%+0.9 pts

07Carrboro, NCNC20,96261.5%−7.0 pts

08Selma, NCNC7,40661.2%+7.3 pts

09Goldsboro, NCNC35,01258.3%+0.9 pts

10Henderson, NCNC15,01357.8%+4.7 pts

11Lillington, NCNC5,04057.4%+12.7 pts

12Havelock, NCNC17,43057.1%−5.0 pts

13Roxboro, NCNC8,38056.7%+7.4 pts

14Williamston, NCNC5,08654.6%+6.4 pts

15Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62253.6%+3.2 pts

16Kinston, NCNC19,70552.7%+4.7 pts

17Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56552.4%−4.7 pts

18Lexington, NCNC20,23852.4%+2.2 pts

19Hendersonville, NCNC15,86752.3%+9.3 pts

20Aberdeen, NCNC10,06652.1%+12.8 pts

21Washington, NCNC9,91052.1%+3.5 pts

22Lumberton, NCNC18,95551.7%+9.4 pts

23Forest City, NCNC7,41051.7%+3.5 pts

24Morrisville, NCNC32,46651.6%−18.1 pts

25Asheboro, NCNC27,99051.5%+5.6 pts

26Lincolnton, NCNC12,46551.3%+7.4 pts

27Wilmington, NCNC126,80951.1%−0.3 pts

28Oxford, NCNC8,98550.6%+8.4 pts

29Durham, NCNC305,56150.2%−1.0 pts

30Morehead City, NCNC10,43449.8%+5.3 pts

31Fayetteville, NCNC209,12049.7%+3.1 pts

32Wilson, NCNC49,57249.7%+0.7 pts

33Asheville, NCNC93,52349.6%+6.4 pts

34Clinton, NCNC8,46649.5%+4.5 pts

35Smithfield, NCNC13,11448.8%+2.2 pts

36Rockingham, NCNC8,81548.7%+7.6 pts

37Elon, NCNC11,36648.6%–

38Dunn, NCNC8,81448.4%+4.1 pts

39Salisbury, NCNC36,87948.4%+1.8 pts

40Reidsville, NCNC14,69248.3%+6.2 pts

41Wadesboro, NCNC5,03547.8%+3.7 pts

42Statesville, NCNC32,18147.6%+2.5 pts

43Greensboro, NCNC308,66747.5%+0.5 pts

44Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12047.5%+2.5 pts

45Sanford, NCNC34,13847.4%+5.3 pts

46Shelby, NCNC23,30947.1%+5.3 pts

47Woodfin, NCNC8,22947.1%−1.0 pts

48Ayden, NCNC5,26346.9%+2.9 pts

49Laurinburg, NCNC14,58246.7%+4.6 pts

50Roanoke Rapids, NCNC14,38646.6%+6.0 pts

51Raleigh, NCNC506,30646.5%−2.0 pts

52Carolina Beach, NCNC6,87046.1%+11.8 pts

53New Bern, NCNC34,72445.9%+2.4 pts

54Hickory, NCNC45,97545.9%+0.8 pts

55Siler City, NCNC8,15545.8%+4.9 pts

56Marion, NCNC7,44045.6%+5.3 pts

57Morganton, NCNC17,84945.5%+2.5 pts

58Tarboro, NCNC10,97945.5%+4.1 pts

59Burlington, NCNC61,49644.8%+4.2 pts

60Angier, NCNC9,41044.3%+1.5 pts

61Brevard, NCNC8,09843.8%+9.7 pts

62Zebulon, NCNC11,93343.8%+4.8 pts

63Albemarle, NCNC17,76943.7%+7.0 pts

64Gastonia, NCNC87,06743.7%+0.4 pts

65Winston-Salem, NCNC257,27143.7%−0.5 pts

66Piney Green, NCNC14,07843.5%+4.7 pts

67Monroe, NCNC42,64443.5%−0.4 pts

68Eden, NCNC15,50043.1%+7.4 pts

69Northchase, NCNC5,89643.1%–

70Southern Pines, NCNC17,35742.9%+5.9 pts

71Mount Airy, NCNC10,68242.9%−2.1 pts

72High Point, NCNC120,57142.9%+1.9 pts

73Kernersville, NCNC29,12842.8%−3.5 pts

74Charlotte, NCNC964,78442.6%+0.1 pts

75Dallas, NCNC6,39242.5%−4.9 pts

76Waynesville, NCNC11,00642.3%+7.6 pts

77Hamlet, NCNC5,87042.2%+6.7 pts

78Thomasville, NCNC27,73342.2%−4.7 pts

79Graham, NCNC20,13141.9%−2.8 pts

80Surf City, NCNC5,14241.9%+16.6 pts

81Newton, NCNC13,82241.6%+4.3 pts

82Long View, NCNC5,38741.4%+5.0 pts

83Holly Ridge, NCNC5,90840.8%−0.1 pts

84Kings Mountain, NCNC12,11740.7%+3.7 pts

85Lenoir, NCNC18,37240.7%+3.8 pts

86Nashville, NCNC5,91140.6%+6.5 pts

87Shallotte, NCNC5,33540.1%+18.8 pts

88Kill Devil Hills, NCNC7,73138.6%+6.0 pts

89Mebane, NCNC21,95238.5%+1.9 pts

90Bessemer City, NCNC5,83438.3%+4.5 pts

91Kannapolis, NCNC61,70837.2%+4.0 pts

92Hope Mills, NCNC18,32436.6%+2.6 pts

93Mooresville, NCNC55,84236.0%+1.5 pts

94Black Mountain, NCNC8,49136.0%+6.2 pts

95Hillsborough, NCNC9,77835.9%−3.5 pts

96Sawmills, NCNC5,10534.8%+4.6 pts

97Clayton, NCNC32,63334.6%−0.7 pts

98Garner, NCNC41,56234.1%+3.2 pts

99Mocksville, NCNC6,28233.7%−3.2 pts

100Mount Holly, NCNC19,03333.5%−6.1 pts

101Wendell, NCNC19,68733.5%+3.2 pts

102East Flat Rock, NCNC6,32332.6%−0.5 pts

103Butner, NCNC8,11232.5%−4.1 pts

104Conover, NCNC8,93832.4%+6.2 pts

105Concord, NCNC114,59832.2%−0.1 pts

106Knightdale, NCNC23,14432.0%+6.3 pts

107Cary, NCNC183,58231.2%+4.0 pts

108Half Moon, NCNC7,37830.5%−3.2 pts

109Pittsboro, NCNC5,05430.4%−11.0 pts

110Cherryville, NCNC6,52329.6%+1.3 pts

111Swannanoa, NCNC6,90129.5%+4.4 pts

112Kings Grant, NCNC9,00329.5%+10.8 pts

113Belmont, NCNC16,41529.4%−2.7 pts

114Oak Island, NCNC9,33729.2%+8.1 pts

115Cornelius, NCNC35,09428.7%+4.8 pts

116King, NCNC7,97728.6%+8.7 pts

117Archdale, NCNC12,25427.7%+0.9 pts

118Silver Lake, NCNC6,56327.5%+0.6 pts

119Matthews, NCNC32,76927.4%+5.6 pts

120Wake Forest, NCNC58,14727.2%−9.6 pts

121Fuquay-Varina, NCNC48,53626.8%−11.6 pts

122Murraysville, NCNC16,33926.5%+12.2 pts

123Creedmoor, NCNC5,04626.2%−7.9 pts

124Apex, NCNC80,41925.3%+1.4 pts

125Davidson, NCNC16,66225.2%+4.5 pts

126Porters Neck, NCNC7,65425.1%–

127Huntersville, NCNC68,53524.5%−0.1 pts

128Leland, NCNC35,73123.6%−6.2 pts

129Cramerton, NCNC5,71323.5%−2.4 pts

130Gibsonville, NCNC9,87623.5%−4.1 pts

131Wrightsboro, NCNC6,28723.3%+8.5 pts

132Clemmons, NCNC22,80822.2%+2.2 pts

133Walkertown, NCNC6,12021.4%+3.6 pts

134St. Stephens, NCNC9,45721.0%−0.8 pts

135Midland, NCNC5,15119.0%–

136Trinity, NCNC7,27418.8%−0.8 pts

137Fletcher, NCNC8,37318.8%+2.7 pts

138Locust, NCNC6,12018.4%−0.3 pts

139Myrtle Grove, NCNC12,63718.1%+4.9 pts

140Winterville, NCNC10,97318.1%−5.9 pts

141Mint Hill, NCNC29,47617.9%+2.1 pts

142Boiling Spring Lakes, NCNC6,87517.6%+5.1 pts

143Midway, NCNC5,10417.3%–

144Hampstead, NCNC9,29216.6%–

145Mills River, NCNC7,50416.6%–

146Pleasant Garden, NCNC5,16515.8%+3.7 pts

147Ogden, NCNC8,24915.8%+4.9 pts

148Pinehurst, NCNC18,67015.4%+3.5 pts

149Unionville, NCNC7,32215.3%+2.1 pts

150Stokesdale, NCNC6,13315.1%−2.2 pts

151Lake Norman of Iredell, NCNC12,49414.3%−1.1 pts

152Indian Trail, NCNC44,30314.0%+3.4 pts

153Lewisville, NCNC14,42113.5%+0.1 pts

154Waxhaw, NCNC23,14013.2%−1.5 pts

155Archer Lodge, NCNC5,64912.9%–

156Holly Springs, NCNC50,28812.6%−1.7 pts

157Etowah, NCNC7,96812.6%+0.8 pts

158Rolesville, NCNC12,83912.5%−17.0 pts

159Stallings, NCNC17,76010.1%−7.7 pts

160Harrisburg, NCNC20,7429.2%+3.3 pts

161Moyock, NCNC5,6849.1%–

162Carolina Shores, NCNC5,5408.9%+6.4 pts

163Summerfield, NCNC11,3278.7%−1.0 pts

164Westport, NCNC5,9158.5%+2.3 pts

165Oak Ridge, NCNC7,8967.9%+0.1 pts

166Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5057.7%+3.6 pts

167Weddington, NCNC14,5176.4%+1.5 pts

168Wesley Chapel, NCNC9,5666.0%−0.6 pts

169St. James, NCNC7,3184.3%−4.8 pts

170Marvin, NCNC7,0403.0%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS