What percentage of people rent in East Douglas, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Douglas, MA, 2020–2024
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37.3% (±12.7 points) of the occupied homes in East Douglas, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 432 renting households against 727 that own their home.

In East Douglas, the share of households that rent went from 38.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.3% (±12.7 points)
Renting households: 432 (±162)
Median renter income: $60,697 (±$9,174)

Who rents and who owns in East Douglas

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Douglas	Worcester County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.3% (±12.7 points)	34.2% (±0.5 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	432 (±162)	114,910 (±1,592)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	727 (±169)	220,916 (±1,952)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,697 (±$9,174)	$52,395 (±$1,518)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$171,042 (±$31,558)	$126,351 (±$1,559)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In East Douglas, the renter share is not measurably different from Worcester County (34.2%).

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

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

In Worcester County, East Douglas ranks 11 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 34 of 167.

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

How renting in East Douglas 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	38.6% (±12.1 points)	37.3% (±12.7 points)	−1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$948 (±$151)	$1,458 (±$681)	+53.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,841 (±$21,639)	$138,309 (±$50,543)	+87.3%	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 East Douglas

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Douglas
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Douglas	—	37.3% (±12.7 points)	—
Whitinsville	3.5 mi	40.7% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sutton	3.9 mi	10.3% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Uxbridge	4.1 mi	20.1% (±6.8 points)	Lower
Northbridge	4.6 mi	29.5% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Webster	6.9 mi	40.2% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Burrillville	7.7 mi	18.4% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Millville	7.8 mi	13.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Oxford (community)	8.1 mi	16.8% (±5.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sutton, MA (10.3%), Uxbridge, MA (20.1%), Burrillville, RI (18.4%).

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

Households that rent across Worcester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	North Brookfield (community)	47.7% (±14.4 points)
6	Westborough (community)	46.9% (±7.3 points)
7	Winchendon (community)	42.7% (±8.5 points)
8	Whitinsville	40.7% (±9.2 points)
9	West Brookfield (community)	38.9% (±11.8 points)
10	Milford (community)	37.8% (±3.6 points)
11	East Douglas	37.3% (±12.7 points)
12	Athol (community)	36.3% (±5.2 points)
13	Upton (community)	30.5% (±10.8 points)
14	Fiskdale	30.3% (±10.0 points)
15	South Lancaster	25.7% (±16.0 points)
16	Hopedale (community)	25.4% (±9.2 points)
17	East Brookfield (community)	22.8% (±16.6 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Worcester County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Douglas, 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 East Douglas

How many renters are there in East Douglas?

East Douglas has an estimated 432 (±162) renting households, 37.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Douglas?

In East Douglas, the share of households that rent went from 38.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Douglas?

A renting household in East Douglas has 1.7 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Douglas?

The median renting household in East Douglas, MA has an income of $60,697 (±$9,174) a year, against $171,042 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 East Douglas CDP, Massachusetts (place:18875, 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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