What percentage of people rent in Westbrook Center, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Westbrook Center, CT, 2020–2024
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47.6% (±11.2 points) of the occupied homes in Westbrook Center, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 647 renting households against 711 that own their home.

In Westbrook Center, the share of households that rent went from 29.7% in 2015–2019 to 47.6% in 2020–2024 (+17.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.6% (±11.2 points)
Renting households: 647 (±206)
Median renter income: $29,092 (±$17,967)

Who rents and who owns in Westbrook Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Westbrook Center	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.6% (±11.2 points)	24.2% (±1.2 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	647 (±206)	17,932 (±900)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	711 (±147)	56,136 (±1,061)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,092 (±$17,967)	$58,403 (±$5,185)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,879 (±$41,524)	$125,318 (±$3,903)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Westbrook Center, the renter share is higher than in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (24.2%).

It is also higher than in Connecticut (33.5%).

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

In Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Westbrook Center ranks 1 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 17 of 132.

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

How renting in Westbrook Center 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	29.7% (±10.6 points)	47.6% (±11.2 points)	+17.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,181 (±$138)	$1,397 (±$162)	+18.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,327 (±$25,926)	$74,618 (±$30,082)	+7.6%	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 Westbrook Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Westbrook Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Westbrook Center	—	47.6% (±11.2 points)	—
Saybrook Manor	1.9 mi	22.9% (±16.1 points)	Lower
Old Saybrook	3.2 mi	14.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Old Saybrook Center	4.4 mi	25.6% (±10.3 points)	Lower
Clinton (community)	4.5 mi	35.7% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clinton	4.7 mi	15.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Essex	5.0 mi	21.9% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Essex Village	5.8 mi	7.7% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Deep River	6.2 mi	30.8% (±7.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Saybrook Manor, CT (22.9%), Old Saybrook, CT (14.7%), Old Saybrook Center, CT (25.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Westbrook Center	47.6% (±11.2 points)
2	Deep River Center	45.2% (±10.1 points)
3	Clinton (community)	35.7% (±7.5 points)
4	Chester Center	30.8% (±9.7 points)
5	Moodus	30.6% (±17.3 points)
6	Old Saybrook Center	25.6% (±10.3 points)
7	Portland (community)	23.0% (±7.1 points)

Showing 7 of 13 places in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

Westbrook Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Westbrook, whose figures include it.

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 Westbrook Center

How many renters are there in Westbrook Center?

Westbrook Center has an estimated 647 (±206) renting households, 47.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Westbrook Center?

In Westbrook Center, the share of households that rent went from 29.7% in 2015–2019 to 47.6% in 2020–2024 (+17.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Westbrook Center?

A renting household in Westbrook Center has 1.5 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Westbrook Center?

The median renting household in Westbrook Center, CT has an income of $29,092 (±$17,967) a year, against $109,879 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 Westbrook Center CDP, Connecticut (place:81750, in state:09).

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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