# Currituck County

### Summary

14.4%  
share of renter households  
39.5%  
share of low-income households  
39.6%  
share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

Renters vs homeowners  
| Households                  | % share   |
|----------------------------|-----------|
| Renter households           | 1,536     | 14.4% |
| Homeowner households        | 9,166     | 85.6% |
| Total households            | 10,702    | 100.0%|

Low-income renter households  
| Renter households by income group | Households | % share |
|----------------------------------|------------|---------|
| Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI)  | 205        | 13.3%  |
| Very low-income (31-50% AMI)    | 260        | 16.9%  |
| Low-income (51-80% AMI)          | 141        | 9.2%   |
| All low-income households (<80% AMI)| 606      | 39.5%  |

Rent-burdened households  
| Share of income spent on rent | Households | % share |
|-------------------------------|------------|---------|
| Moderately rent-burdened      | 236        | 15.4%  |
| 30.0–34.9%                   | 64         | 4.2%   |
| 35.0–39.9%                   | 117        | 7.6%   |
| 40.0-49.9%                   | 55         | 3.6%   |
| Severely rent-burdened        | 373        | 24.3%  |
| ≥50.0%                        | 373        | 24.3%  |
| All rent-burdened households   | 609        | 39.6%  |

### Affordable housing shortage

Rent vs median household income  
| Median household income | Amount ($) |  
|-------------------------|------------|  
| in 2010                 | 32,155     |  
| in 2021                 | 43,510     |  
| Increase (2010–2021)    | 35.3%      |

Median rent  
| Median rent | Amount ($) |  
|--------------|------------|  
| in 2010      | 860        |  
| in 2021      | 858        |  
| Increase (2010–2021) | -0.2% |

Affordable housing stock  
| Supply, demand & shortage | Units |  
|---------------------------|-------|  
| Supply (current stock)    | 10,674|  
| Demand (total units needed)| 386   |  
| Shortage                   | -6,568|  
| total shortage             | -6,568|  
| supply/demand ratio        | 2765.3%|