county benchmark · North Carolina
Rent as share of income, 2019-2023
Across 100 counties in North Carolina. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 24.5 % |
| 25th | 26.9 % |
| Median | 28.8 % |
| 75th | 30.2 % |
| 90th percentile | 31.9 % |
Highest counties
Watauga County leads reliably only from rank 4 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 4, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watauga County | 47.1 % | 41.2 % – 53.0 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Tyrrell County | 37.7 % | 27.5 % – 47.9 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Hyde County | 37.1 % | 17.2 % – 57.0 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Hertford County | 34.1 % | 29.3 % – 38.9 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Carteret County | 33.9 % | 31.1 % – 36.7 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Clay County | 33.6 % | 21.1 % – 46.1 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Orange County | 32.5 % | 30.9 % – 34.1 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Person County | 32.4 % | 28.4 % – 36.4 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Richmond County | 32.2 % | 28.4 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Dare County | 31.9 % | 25.7 % – 38.1 % | evidence → |
| 11 | New Hanover County | 31.9 % | 30.6 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Washington County | 31.8 % | 27.1 % – 36.5 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Buncombe County | 31.5 % | 30.4 % – 32.6 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Polk County | 31.4 % | 28.8 % – 34.0 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Warren County | 31.4 % | 27.8 % – 35.0 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Pasquotank County | 31.2 % | 27.9 % – 34.5 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Halifax County | 31.1 % | 28.6 % – 33.6 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Franklin County | 31.0 % | 27.6 % – 34.4 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Vance County | 30.8 % | 28.0 % – 33.6 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Pender County | 30.7 % | 25.4 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
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