What percentage of people rent in Dennis, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Dennis, MA, 2020–2024
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21.1% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Dennis, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,539 renting households against 5,763 that own their home.

In Dennis, the share of households that rent went from 26.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.1% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 1,539 (±282)
Median renter income: $57,083 (±$10,240)

Who rents and who owns in Dennis

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Dennis	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.1% (±3.5 points)	18.9% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,539 (±282)	20,024 (±1,171)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,763 (±372)	85,753 (±1,239)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,083 (±$10,240)	$49,249 (±$4,540)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,270 (±$9,239)	$108,830 (±$3,104)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Dennis, the renter share is not measurably different from Barnstable County (18.9%).

It is also lower than in Massachusetts (37.5%).

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

In Barnstable County, Dennis ranks 4 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 146 of 351.

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

How renting in Dennis 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	26.5% (±3.5 points)	21.1% (±3.5 points)	−5.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,279 (±$97)	$1,420 (±$260)	+11.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,616 (±$5,996)	$88,154 (±$9,976)	+34.3%	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 Dennis

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Dennis
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Dennis	—	21.1% (±3.5 points)	—
Yarmouth Port	2.9 mi	8.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Northwest Harwich	3.2 mi	10.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
South Yarmouth	3.3 mi	19.8% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Yarmouth	3.8 mi	17.7% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Harwich	4.9 mi	15.2% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Harwich Center	5.2 mi	32.3% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Harwich Port	5.6 mi	24.4% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Brewster	5.8 mi	15.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Yarmouth Port, MA (8.4%), Northwest Harwich, MA (10.5%), Harwich, MA (15.2%).

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

Households that rent across Barnstable County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Barnstable Town	24.3% (±2.6 points)
2	Bourne	24.2% (±4.0 points)
3	Provincetown	23.7% (±8.9 points)
4	Dennis	21.1% (±3.5 points)
5	Orleans	19.1% (±6.3 points)
6	Falmouth	18.4% (±2.6 points)
7	Mashpee	18.1% (±3.7 points)
8	Yarmouth	17.7% (±3.2 points)
9	Truro	15.8% (±10.6 points)
10	Harwich	15.2% (±3.7 points)

Showing 10 of 15 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Dennis include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Dennis (community), Dennis Port, East Dennis, South Dennis, West Dennis.

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 Dennis

How many renters are there in Dennis?

Dennis has an estimated 1,539 (±282) renting households, 21.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Dennis?

In Dennis, the share of households that rent went from 26.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Dennis?

A renting household in Dennis has 1.8 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Dennis?

The median renting household in Dennis, MA has an income of $57,083 (±$10,240) a year, against $97,270 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 Dennis town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:16775, in state:25 county:001).

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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