What percentage of people rent in Cottage City, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Cottage City, MD, 2020–2024
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26.6% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Cottage City, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 122 renting households against 337 that own their home.

In Cottage City, the share of households that rent went from 35.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 122 (±43)

Who rents and who owns in Cottage City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cottage City	Prince George's County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±9.0 points)	37.7% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	122 (±43)	131,052 (±2,436)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	337 (±70)	216,692 (±2,479)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$67,658 (±$1,469)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,932 (±$23,521)	$128,665 (±$2,383)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Cottage City, the renter share is lower than in Prince George's County (37.7%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (32.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Prince George's County, Cottage City ranks 39 of 80 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 171 of 388.

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

How renting in Cottage City 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	35.0% (±8.0 points)	26.6% (±9.0 points)	−8.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$67,292 (±$19,888)	$80,795 (±$20,996)	+20.1%	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 Cottage City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cottage City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cottage City	—	26.6% (±9.0 points)	—
North Brentwood	0.4 mi	22.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Brentwood	0.6 mi	59.4% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Colmar Manor	0.9 mi	22.2% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Rainier	0.9 mi	76.5% (±4.2 points)	Higher
Edmonston	1.2 mi	44.2% (±12.5 points)	Higher
Bladensburg	1.3 mi	79.4% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Hyattsville	1.6 mi	51.6% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Cheverly	2.1 mi	27.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Brentwood, MD (59.4%), Mount Rainier, MD (76.5%), Edmonston, MD (44.2%).

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

Households that rent across Prince George's County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
33	Forestville	35.6% (±5.1 points)
34	Seabrook	33.9% (±4.6 points)
35	Camp Springs	31.0% (±4.5 points)
36	District Heights	28.2% (±8.7 points)
37	Coral Hills	28.1% (±6.3 points)
38	Cheverly	27.6% (±6.6 points)
39	Cottage City	26.6% (±9.0 points)
40	Peppermill Village	25.6% (±9.5 points)
41	Lanham	23.2% (±4.9 points)
42	Capitol Heights	22.7% (±7.5 points)
43	North Brentwood	22.3% (±13.0 points)
44	Colmar Manor	22.2% (±9.4 points)
45	Marlboro Village	22.1% (±6.7 points)

Showing 13 of 80 places in Prince George's County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Cottage City

How many renters are there in Cottage City?

Cottage City has an estimated 122 (±43) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cottage City?

In Cottage City, the share of households that rent went from 35.0% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cottage City?

A renting household in Cottage City has 2.5 people on average, against 2.5 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 Cottage City town, Maryland (place:20050, in state:24).

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.