What percentage of people rent in Seat Pleasant, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Seat Pleasant, MD, 2020–2024
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48.5% (±13.5 points) of the occupied homes in Seat Pleasant, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 953 renting households against 1,011 that own their home.

In Seat Pleasant, the share of households that rent went from 34.5% in 2015–2019 to 48.5% in 2020–2024 (+14.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.5% (±13.5 points)
Renting households: 953 (±375)
Median renter income: $40,860 (±$8,313)

Who rents and who owns in Seat Pleasant

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Seat Pleasant	Prince George's County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.5% (±13.5 points)	37.7% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	953 (±375)	131,052 (±2,436)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,011 (±212)	216,692 (±2,479)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,860 (±$8,313)	$67,658 (±$1,469)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,050 (±$17,609)	$128,665 (±$2,383)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Seat Pleasant, the renter share is not measurably different from Prince George's County (37.7%).

It is also higher than in Maryland (32.4%).

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

In Prince George's County, Seat Pleasant ranks 22 of 80 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 58 of 388.

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

How renting in Seat Pleasant 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	34.5% (±6.6 points)	48.5% (±13.5 points)	+14.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$973 (±$146)	$1,391 (±$591)	+43.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,370 (±$8,541)	$57,018 (±$46,462)	+3.0%	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 Seat Pleasant

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Seat Pleasant
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Seat Pleasant	—	48.5% (±13.5 points)	—
Peppermill Village	0.6 mi	25.6% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Cedar Heights	0.7 mi	50.7% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairmount Heights	1.0 mi	14.4% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Capitol Heights	1.3 mi	22.7% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Walker Mill	1.5 mi	38.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Summerfield	1.8 mi	52.7% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Coral Hills	1.9 mi	28.1% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Landover	2.1 mi	53.9% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Peppermill Village, MD (25.6%), Fairmount Heights, MD (14.4%), Capitol Heights, MD (22.7%).

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
16	Landover	53.9% (±4.7 points)
17	Greenbelt	52.9% (±4.4 points)
18	Summerfield	52.7% (±5.8 points)
19	Hyattsville	51.6% (±4.8 points)
20	Cedar Heights	50.7% (±18.3 points)
21	Riverdale Park	49.1% (±7.7 points)
22	Seat Pleasant	48.5% (±13.5 points)
23	East Riverdale	46.8% (±4.0 points)
24	Hillcrest Heights	46.1% (±5.5 points)
25	New Carrollton	45.9% (±6.1 points)
26	Beltsville	45.3% (±5.4 points)
27	Edmonston	44.2% (±12.5 points)
28	National Harbor	42.5% (±11.2 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 Seat Pleasant

How many renters are there in Seat Pleasant?

Seat Pleasant has an estimated 953 (±375) renting households, 48.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Seat Pleasant?

In Seat Pleasant, the share of households that rent went from 34.5% in 2015–2019 to 48.5% in 2020–2024 (+14.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Seat Pleasant?

A renting household in Seat Pleasant has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Seat Pleasant?

The median renting household in Seat Pleasant, MD has an income of $40,860 (±$8,313) a year, against $101,050 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 Seat Pleasant city, Maryland (place:70850, in state:24).

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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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