What percentage of people rent in Rowley (community), MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Rowley (community), MA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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21.4% (±10.2 points) of the occupied homes in Rowley (community), MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 150 renting households against 551 that own their home.

In Rowley (community), the share of households that rent went from 20.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.4% (±10.2 points)
Renting households: 150 (±75)

Who rents and who owns in Rowley (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rowley (community)	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.4% (±10.2 points)	36.5% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	150 (±75)	114,309 (±2,116)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	551 (±144)	198,838 (±2,170)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$54,672 (±$1,972)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,519 (±$51,583)	$137,990 (±$2,343)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Rowley (community), the renter share is lower than in Essex County (36.5%).

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

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

In Essex County, Rowley (community) ranks 9 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 89 of 167.

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

How renting in Rowley (community) 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	20.9% (±10.9 points)	21.4% (±10.2 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$79,554 (±$68,950)	$109,622 (±$17,349)	+37.8%	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 Rowley (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rowley (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rowley (community)	—	21.4% (±10.2 points)	—
Ipswich	2.2 mi	25.6% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Newbury	3.6 mi	14.2% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ipswich (community)	3.7 mi	37.9% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Georgetown	5.9 mi	16.0% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Hamilton	6.4 mi	15.3% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Topsfield	6.6 mi	9.6% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Newburyport	6.6 mi	22.5% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Boxford (community)	7.0 mi	9.9% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Topsfield, MA (9.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ipswich (community), MA (37.9%).

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

Households that rent across Essex County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Andover (community)	33.9% (±4.8 points)
4	Rockport (community)	33.7% (±6.7 points)
5	Danvers (community)	30.8% (±3.4 points)
6	Saugus (community)	28.5% (±3.6 points)
7	Essex (community)	27.3% (±10.9 points)
8	Swampscott (community)	24.1% (±4.1 points)
9	Rowley (community)	21.4% (±10.2 points)
10	Nahant (community)	21.1% (±6.9 points)
11	Topsfield (community)	18.0% (±8.0 points)
12	Marblehead (community)	14.8% (±2.8 points)
13	Lynnfield (community)	12.7% (±3.5 points)
14	Boxford (community)	9.9% (±12.7 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Rowley, 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 Rowley (community)

How many renters are there in Rowley (community)?

Rowley (community) has an estimated 150 (±75) renting households, 21.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rowley (community)?

In Rowley (community), the share of households that rent went from 20.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rowley (community)?

A renting household in Rowley (community) has 1.5 people on average, against 2.7 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 Rowley CDP, Massachusetts (place:58370, 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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