What percentage of people rent in Monument Beach, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Monument Beach, MA, 2020–2024
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23.6% (±11.2 points) of the occupied homes in Monument Beach, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 352 renting households against 1,140 that own their home.

In Monument Beach, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.6% (±11.2 points)
Renting households: 352 (±193)
Median renter income: $28,228 (±$4,768)

Who rents and who owns in Monument Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Monument Beach	Barnstable County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.6% (±11.2 points)	18.9% (±1.0 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	352 (±193)	20,024 (±1,171)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,140 (±238)	85,753 (±1,239)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,228 (±$4,768)	$49,249 (±$4,540)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,571 (±$28,070)	$108,830 (±$3,104)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Barnstable County, Monument Beach ranks 11 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 81 of 167.

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

How renting in Monument Beach 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	21.8% (±10.5 points)	23.6% (±11.2 points)	+1.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,474 (±$489)	$1,704 (±$162)	+15.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,860 (±$20,594)	$77,167 (±$14,037)	+4.5%	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 Monument Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Monument Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Monument Beach	—	23.6% (±11.2 points)	—
Bourne (community)	1.2 mi	18.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Buzzards Bay	2.6 mi	24.3% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pocasset	3.4 mi	25.4% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Onset	4.0 mi	10.9% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Forestdale	5.2 mi	11.1% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
North Falmouth	5.5 mi	14.2% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sagamore	5.6 mi	16.0% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
White Island Shores	5.8 mi	2.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White Island Shores, MA (2.4%).

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
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)
15	Brewster (community)	19.6% (±10.5 points)
16	Bourne (community)	18.8% (±9.1 points)
17	South Dennis	17.3% (±7.9 points)

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

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

It lies inside Bourne, 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 Monument Beach

How many renters are there in Monument Beach?

Monument Beach has an estimated 352 (±193) renting households, 23.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Monument Beach?

In Monument Beach, the share of households that rent went from 21.8% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Monument Beach?

A renting household in Monument Beach has 1.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Monument Beach?

The median renting household in Monument Beach, MA has an income of $28,228 (±$4,768) a year, against $93,571 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 Monument Beach CDP, Massachusetts (place:42670, 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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