What percentage of people rent in West Bath, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in West Bath, ME, 2020–2024
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17.7% (±6.6 points) of the occupied homes in West Bath, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 144 renting households against 670 that own their home.

In West Bath, the share of households that rent went from 26.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.7% (±6.6 points)
Renting households: 144 (±56)

Who rents and who owns in West Bath

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Bath	Sagadahoc County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.7% (±6.6 points)	22.2% (±1.9 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	144 (±56)	3,645 (±340)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	670 (±128)	12,801 (±350)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$46,232 (±$5,040)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,500 (±$28,352)	$97,885 (±$5,949)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In West Bath, the renter share is not measurably different from Sagadahoc County (22.2%).

It is also lower than in Maine (25.7%).

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

In Sagadahoc County, West Bath ranks 5 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 176 of 482.

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

How renting in West Bath 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	26.6% (±8.3 points)	17.7% (±6.6 points)	−8.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$838 (±$52)	$1,112 (±$327)	+32.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$69,762 (±$12,840)	$103,333 (±$27,297)	+48.1%	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 West Bath

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Bath
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Bath	—	17.7% (±6.6 points)	—
Arrowsic	3.5 mi	4.7% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Bath	4.2 mi	35.7% (±4.3 points)	Higher
Brunswick (community)	4.3 mi	33.7% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Brunswick	6.0 mi	28.8% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Topsham (community)	6.3 mi	25.0% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Woolwich	7.5 mi	4.5% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Topsham	8.0 mi	21.1% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Westport Island	8.3 mi	6.1% (±4.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Arrowsic, ME (4.7%), Woolwich, ME (4.5%), Westport Island, ME (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bath, ME (35.7%), Brunswick (community), ME (33.7%), Brunswick, ME (28.8%).

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

Households that rent across Sagadahoc County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bath	35.7% (±4.3 points)
2	Richmond	30.1% (±7.2 points)
3	Topsham	21.1% (±5.6 points)
4	Phippsburg	18.2% (±9.0 points)
5	West Bath	17.7% (±6.6 points)
6	Georgetown	16.6% (±7.5 points)
7	Bowdoin	15.3% (±10.9 points)
8	Bowdoinham	6.2% (±7.0 points)
9	Arrowsic	4.7% (±4.2 points)
10	Woolwich	4.5% (±3.6 points)

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 West Bath

How many renters are there in West Bath?

West Bath has an estimated 144 (±56) renting households, 17.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Bath?

In West Bath, the share of households that rent went from 26.6% in 2015–2019 to 17.7% in 2020–2024 (−8.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Bath?

A renting household in West Bath has 2.3 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 West Bath town, Sagadahoc County, Maine (county subdivision:81930, in state:23 county:023).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.