North Carolina Mobile Home Market Data: Census Counts, Owners and Renters

How many mobile homes are in North Carolina

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts about 543,050 mobile homes in North Carolina (margin of error ±7,294), which is 11.3% of all housing units in the state. That ranks North Carolina 3rd of the 50 states by number of mobile homes, and it is 6.7% of the roughly 8,095,000 mobile homes in the 50 states.

This count covers every mobile home in the state, whether it sits in a park, on the owner's own land or on family land. It is not a count of parks or lots.

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Owners and renters

Of the occupied mobile homes in North Carolina, about 287,307 are lived in by their owners and about 159,254 are rented. The remaining 96,489 or so are vacant, including seasonal homes.

In a mobile home park, an owner-occupied home is the classic lot-rent tenancy: the resident owns the home and rents the land under it. Rented homes include park-owned homes leased together with the lot.

Why this page has no park count or average lot rent

No federal survey publishes the number of mobile home parks, the number of lots or the average lot rent by state. Earlier versions of this page showed estimates for those figures. We removed them because they could not be traced to a published source.

To price lot rent in North Carolina, survey the parks that compete with yours in the same submarket, and check the rent-control guide for any limit on increases.

Lot-rent rules in North Carolina

North Carolina sets no statewide cap on lot rent. Increases are governed by the lease and statutory notice periods.

Governing statute: NC Gen. Stat. Chapter 42 (with MHP applications).

North Carolina at a glance

• Mobile homes
  543,050 (±7,294)
• Share of housing
  11.3%
• Rank among the 50 states
  3rd
• Owner-occupied
  287,307
• Renter-occupied
  159,254
• Source
  U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates, tables B25024 and B25032