What percentage of people rent in Mountain Lake Park, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Mountain Lake Park, MD, 2020–2024
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35.7% (±9.1 points) of the occupied homes in Mountain Lake Park, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 375 renting households against 674 that own their home.

In Mountain Lake Park, the share of households that rent went from 42.1% in 2015–2019 to 35.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 35.7% (±9.1 points)
Renting households: 375 (±114)
Median renter income: $21,042 (±$11,224)

Who rents and who owns in Mountain Lake Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mountain Lake Park	Garrett County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	35.7% (±9.1 points)	20.3% (±2.2 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	375 (±114)	2,551 (±293)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	674 (±130)	10,027 (±368)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,042 (±$11,224)	$33,613 (±$6,697)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,658 (±$14,880)	$78,312 (±$5,166)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Mountain Lake Park, the renter share is higher than in Garrett County (20.3%).

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

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

In Garrett County, Mountain Lake Park ranks 5 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 118 of 388.

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

How renting in Mountain Lake Park 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	42.1% (±7.0 points)	35.7% (±9.1 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$554 (±$239)	$736 (±$137)	+32.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,974 (±$9,272)	$60,875 (±$6,416)	+45.0%	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 Mountain Lake Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain Lake Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mountain Lake Park	—	35.7% (±9.1 points)	—
Loch Lynn Heights	0.7 mi	24.2% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Oakland	1.6 mi	52.5% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Deer Park	3.4 mi	21.6% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bayard	8.9 mi	13.6% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Terra Alta	9.2 mi	30.8% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Kitzmiller	11 mi	17.2% (±12.6 points)	Lower
Elk Garden	12 mi	15.5% (±19.3 points)	Not measurably different
Albright	15 mi	57.8% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bayard, WV (13.6%), Kitzmiller, MD (17.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oakland, MD (52.5%).

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

Households that rent across Garrett County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Grantsville	61.1% (±9.2 points)
2	Oakland	52.5% (±8.4 points)
3	Accident	47.5% (±22.1 points)
4	Friendsville	43.5% (±11.9 points)
5	Mountain Lake Park	35.7% (±9.1 points)
6	Loch Lynn Heights	24.2% (±9.8 points)
7	Deer Park	21.6% (±12.0 points)
8	Kitzmiller	17.2% (±12.6 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 Mountain Lake Park

How many renters are there in Mountain Lake Park?

Mountain Lake Park has an estimated 375 (±114) renting households, 35.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mountain Lake Park?

In Mountain Lake Park, the share of households that rent went from 42.1% in 2015–2019 to 35.7% in 2020–2024 (−6.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mountain Lake Park?

A renting household in Mountain Lake Park has 1.6 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mountain Lake Park?

The median renting household in Mountain Lake Park, MD has an income of $21,042 (±$11,224) a year, against $75,658 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 Mountain Lake Park town, Maryland (place:53800, 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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