What percentage of people rent in Wareham Center, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wareham Center, MA, 2020–2024
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28.0% (±11.4 points) of the occupied homes in Wareham Center, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 473 renting households against 1,217 that own their home.

In Wareham Center, the share of households that rent went from 57.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.0% in 2020–2024 (−29.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.0% (±11.4 points)
Renting households: 473 (±187)
Median renter income: $72,530 (±$43,097)

Who rents and who owns in Wareham Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wareham Center	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.0% (±11.4 points)	22.4% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	473 (±187)	45,476 (±1,378)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,217 (±317)	157,665 (±1,436)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,530 (±$43,097)	$54,822 (±$2,991)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,590 (±$30,880)	$135,062 (±$2,332)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Wareham Center, the renter share is not measurably different from Plymouth County (22.4%).

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

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

In Plymouth County, Wareham Center ranks 6 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 62 of 167.

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

How renting in Wareham 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	57.8% (±11.2 points)	28.0% (±11.4 points)	−29.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median household income	$41,250 (±$17,274)	$91,936 (±$8,180)	+122.9%	Up 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 Wareham Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wareham Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wareham Center	—	28.0% (±11.4 points)	—
Weweantic	1.0 mi	11.3% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Onset	2.7 mi	10.9% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Marion	3.2 mi	9.2% (±5.1 points)	Lower
West Wareham	3.6 mi	21.4% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Marion Center	4.0 mi	6.0% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Buzzards Bay	5.4 mi	24.3% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bourne (community)	5.5 mi	18.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
White Island Shores	5.5 mi	2.4% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Marion, MA (9.2%), Marion Center, MA (6.0%), 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 Plymouth County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	North Plymouth	59.5% (±10.3 points)
2	Plymouth (community)	54.0% (±7.5 points)
3	Middleborough Center	47.2% (±6.6 points)
4	North Lakeville	34.4% (±7.3 points)
5	Marshfield (community)	29.8% (±7.9 points)
6	Wareham Center	28.0% (±11.4 points)
7	Abington (community)	27.3% (±4.4 points)
8	Mattapoisett Center	25.5% (±11.9 points)
9	Hingham (community)	22.7% (±5.3 points)
10	North Pembroke	21.6% (±11.1 points)
11	West Wareham	21.4% (±13.1 points)
12	Hull (community)	20.4% (±3.6 points)

Showing 12 of 27 places in Plymouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Wareham 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 Wareham, 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 Wareham Center

How many renters are there in Wareham Center?

Wareham Center has an estimated 473 (±187) renting households, 28.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wareham Center?

In Wareham Center, the share of households that rent went from 57.8% in 2015–2019 to 28.0% in 2020–2024 (−29.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Wareham Center?

A renting household in Wareham Center has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wareham Center?

The median renting household in Wareham Center, MA has an income of $72,530 (±$43,097) a year, against $100,590 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 Wareham Center CDP, Massachusetts (place:73020, 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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