What percentage of people rent in Bliss Corner, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Bliss Corner, MA, 2020–2024
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36.6% (±9.6 points) of the occupied homes in Bliss Corner, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 853 renting households against 1,478 that own their home.

In Bliss Corner, the share of households that rent went from 32.8% in 2015–2019 to 36.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.6% (±9.6 points)
Renting households: 853 (±238)
Median renter income: $36,427 (±$14,275)

Who rents and who owns in Bliss Corner

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bliss Corner	Bristol County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.6% (±9.6 points)	37.7% (±0.8 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	853 (±238)	88,176 (±1,889)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,478 (±326)	145,649 (±1,773)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,427 (±$14,275)	$45,612 (±$1,729)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,551 (±$22,050)	$118,125 (±$2,076)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Bliss Corner, the renter share is not measurably different from Bristol County (37.7%).

It is not measurably different from Massachusetts (37.5%).

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

In Bristol County, Bliss Corner ranks 2 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 37 of 167.

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

How renting in Bliss Corner 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	32.8% (±7.2 points)	36.6% (±9.6 points)	+3.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$829 (±$119)	$1,538 (±$295)	+85.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$63,958 (±$22,850)	$75,420 (±$8,916)	+17.9%	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 Bliss Corner

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bliss Corner
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bliss Corner	—	36.6% (±9.6 points)	—
New Bedford	3.9 mi	59.7% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Smith Mills	4.1 mi	29.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fairhaven	4.2 mi	25.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Acushnet Center	5.8 mi	16.2% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Westport	7.4 mi	17.1% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Mattapoisett	7.8 mi	14.7% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Acushnet	8.1 mi	14.7% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Mattapoisett Center	8.7 mi	25.5% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairhaven, MA (25.6%), Acushnet Center, MA (16.2%), Westport, MA (17.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: New Bedford, MA (59.7%).

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

Households that rent across Bristol County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mansfield Center	37.1% (±7.2 points)
2	Bliss Corner	36.6% (±9.6 points)
3	Raynham Center	29.5% (±9.9 points)
4	Smith Mills	29.0% (±8.7 points)
5	North Westport	20.4% (±10.9 points)
6	Acushnet Center	16.2% (±8.0 points)
7	Somerset (community)	13.1% (±3.0 points)
8	Norton Center	12.4% (±13.4 points)

Showing 8 of 10 places in Bristol County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Dartmouth, 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 Bliss Corner

How many renters are there in Bliss Corner?

Bliss Corner has an estimated 853 (±238) renting households, 36.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bliss Corner?

In Bliss Corner, the share of households that rent went from 32.8% in 2015–2019 to 36.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Bliss Corner?

A renting household in Bliss Corner has 1.7 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bliss Corner?

The median renting household in Bliss Corner, MA has an income of $36,427 (±$14,275) a year, against $93,551 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 Bliss Corner CDP, Massachusetts (place:06170, in state:25).

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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