What percentage of people rent in Mansfield, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mansfield, MA, 2020–2024
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26.9% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Mansfield, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,464 renting households against 6,682 that own their home.

In Mansfield, the share of households that rent went from 27.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.9% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 2,464 (±335)
Median renter income: $80,369 (±$12,118)

Who rents and who owns in Mansfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mansfield	Bristol County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.9% (±3.6 points)	37.7% (±0.8 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,464 (±335)	88,176 (±1,889)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,682 (±454)	145,649 (±1,773)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$80,369 (±$12,118)	$45,612 (±$1,729)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$159,556 (±$14,568)	$118,125 (±$2,076)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Mansfield, the renter share is lower than in Bristol County (37.7%).

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

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

In Bristol County, Mansfield ranks 6 of 20 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 94 of 351.

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

How renting in Mansfield 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	27.5% (±3.2 points)	26.9% (±3.6 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,266 (±$103)	$1,803 (±$147)	+42.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$120,613 (±$8,982)	$125,273 (±$15,179)	+3.9%	Down 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 Mansfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mansfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mansfield	—	26.9% (±3.6 points)	—
Norton Center	3.3 mi	12.4% (±13.4 points)	Lower
Foxborough	3.4 mi	26.3% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Foxborough (community)	3.6 mi	49.1% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Norton	4.0 mi	16.2% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Easton	5.7 mi	18.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Plainville	6.2 mi	29.6% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon	6.5 mi	12.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
North Attleborough Town	6.9 mi	27.9% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Norton Center, MA (12.4%), Norton, MA (16.2%), Easton, MA (18.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Foxborough (community), MA (49.1%).

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	Fall River	64.7% (±1.9 points)
2	New Bedford	59.7% (±1.6 points)
3	Taunton	37.9% (±2.5 points)
4	Attleboro	33.8% (±3.2 points)
5	North Attleborough Town	27.9% (±3.6 points)
6	Mansfield	26.9% (±3.6 points)
7	Fairhaven	25.6% (±4.4 points)
8	Dartmouth	24.0% (±2.9 points)
9	Raynham	21.9% (±4.9 points)
10	Easton	18.4% (±2.8 points)
11	Westport	17.1% (±4.6 points)
12	Norton	16.2% (±3.6 points)

Showing 12 of 20 places in Bristol County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Mansfield include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Mansfield Center.

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 Mansfield

How many renters are there in Mansfield?

Mansfield has an estimated 2,464 (±335) renting households, 26.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mansfield?

In Mansfield, the share of households that rent went from 27.5% in 2015–2019 to 26.9% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Mansfield?

A renting household in Mansfield has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mansfield?

The median renting household in Mansfield, MA has an income of $80,369 (±$12,118) a year, against $159,556 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 Mansfield town, Bristol County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:38225, in state:25 county:005).

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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