What percentage of people rent in Harwich Port, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Harwich Port, MA, 2020–2024
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24.4% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Harwich Port, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 283 renting households against 877 that own their home.

In Harwich Port, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 24.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 24.4% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 283 (±108)
Median renter income: $43,750 (±$28,788)

Who rents and who owns in Harwich Port

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Harwich Port	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	24.4% (±7.3 points)	18.9% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	283 (±108)	20,024 (±1,171)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	877 (±189)	85,753 (±1,239)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,750 (±$28,788)	$49,249 (±$4,540)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,272 (±$29,287)	$108,830 (±$3,104)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Harwich Port, 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, Harwich Port ranks 8 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 75 of 167.

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

How renting in Harwich Port 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	21.5% (±5.1 points)	24.4% (±7.3 points)	+2.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$58,438 (±$16,105)	$70,761 (±$7,356)	+21.1%	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 Port

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harwich Port
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Harwich Port	—	24.4% (±7.3 points)	—
Harwich Center	1.3 mi	32.3% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Northwest Harwich	2.5 mi	10.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
East Harwich	3.0 mi	8.5% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Dennis Port	3.7 mi	31.3% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
West Chatham	3.8 mi	16.2% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Dennis	4.9 mi	17.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Brewster	5.1 mi	15.0% (±4.9 points)	Lower
West Dennis	5.2 mi	24.6% (±7.2 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
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)
9 (tie)	Provincetown (community)	24.3% (±9.4 points)
11	Monument Beach	23.6% (±11.2 points)
12	West Yarmouth	23.5% (±6.0 points)
13	Sandwich (community)	22.9% (±9.5 points)
14	South Yarmouth	19.8% (±4.8 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Barnstable County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Harwich Port 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 Port

How many renters are there in Harwich Port?

Harwich Port has an estimated 283 (±108) renting households, 24.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Harwich Port?

In Harwich Port, the share of households that rent went from 21.5% in 2015–2019 to 24.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Harwich Port?

A renting household in Harwich Port has 1.6 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Harwich Port?

The median renting household in Harwich Port, MA has an income of $43,750 (±$28,788) a year, against $83,272 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 Harwich Port CDP, Massachusetts (place:29090, 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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