What percentage of people rent in Harwich Center, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Harwich Center, MA, 2020–2024
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32.3% (±11.8 points) of the occupied homes in Harwich Center, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 288 renting households against 603 that own their home.

In Harwich Center, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.3% in 2020–2024 (+17.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.3% (±11.8 points)
Renting households: 288 (±117)

Who rents and who owns in Harwich Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Harwich Center	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.3% (±11.8 points)	18.9% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	288 (±117)	20,024 (±1,171)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	603 (±176)	85,753 (±1,239)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.2 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$49,249 (±$4,540)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,097 (±$51,262)	$108,830 (±$3,104)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Harwich Center, the renter share is higher than in Barnstable County (18.9%).

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

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

In Barnstable County, Harwich Center ranks 3 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 167.

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

How renting in Harwich Center 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	15.1% (±7.5 points)	32.3% (±11.8 points)	+17.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$883 (±$780)	$1,340 (±$681)	+51.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,972 (±$10,709)	$85,057 (±$16,149)	+19.8%	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 Harwich Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harwich Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Harwich Center	—	32.3% (±11.8 points)	—
Harwich Port	1.3 mi	24.4% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Harwich	2.0 mi	10.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
East Harwich	2.1 mi	8.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Brewster	3.8 mi	15.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
West Chatham	3.9 mi	16.2% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dennis Port	4.0 mi	31.3% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Dennis	4.4 mi	17.3% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Brewster (community)	4.8 mi	19.6% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Northwest Harwich, MA (10.5%), East Harwich, MA (8.5%), Brewster, MA (15.0%).

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	Falmouth (community)	45.6% (±7.7 points)
2	Orleans (community)	33.0% (±11.9 points)
3	Harwich Center	32.3% (±11.8 points)
4	Dennis Port	31.3% (±8.3 points)
5	Chatham (community)	27.1% (±10.3 points)
6	Pocasset	25.4% (±15.0 points)
7	West Dennis	24.6% (±7.2 points)
8	Harwich Port	24.4% (±7.3 points)
9 (tie)	Buzzards Bay	24.3% (±7.7 points)

Showing 9 of 31 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Harwich, 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 Harwich Center

How many renters are there in Harwich Center?

Harwich Center has an estimated 288 (±117) renting households, 32.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Harwich Center?

In Harwich Center, the share of households that rent went from 15.1% in 2015–2019 to 32.3% in 2020–2024 (+17.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Harwich Center?

A renting household in Harwich Center has 1.2 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned 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 Harwich Center CDP, Massachusetts (place:29055, 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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