What percentage of people rent in Wareham, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wareham, MA, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Wareham, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,712 renting households against 8,683 that own their home.

In Wareham, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−10.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 1,712 (±421)
Median renter income: $59,327 (±$11,518)

Who rents and who owns in Wareham

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wareham	Plymouth County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±4.0 points)	22.4% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,712 (±421)	45,476 (±1,378)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,683 (±599)	157,665 (±1,436)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,327 (±$11,518)	$54,822 (±$2,991)	$60,987 (±$576)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,754 (±$11,718)	$135,062 (±$2,332)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Wareham, the renter share is lower than in Plymouth County (22.4%).

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

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

In Plymouth County, Wareham ranks 15 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 199 of 351.

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

How renting in Wareham 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	27.4% (±4.3 points)	16.5% (±4.0 points)	−10.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,259 (±$127)	$1,504 (±$180)	+19.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,825 (±$4,913)	$90,383 (±$10,660)	+37.3%	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 Wareham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wareham
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wareham	—	16.5% (±4.0 points)	—
Buzzards Bay	4.4 mi	24.3% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Marion	4.5 mi	9.2% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Bourne (community)	4.9 mi	18.8% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Marion Center	5.2 mi	6.0% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Pocasset	5.8 mi	25.4% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Monument Beach	6.0 mi	23.6% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bourne	6.4 mi	24.2% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Rochester	7.1 mi	11.9% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Marion, MA (9.2%), Marion Center, MA (6.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bourne, MA (24.2%).

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
9	Hingham	19.3% (±2.8 points)
10	Marshfield	19.2% (±3.4 points)
11	Kingston	18.8% (±5.0 points)
12	West Bridgewater	17.9% (±4.9 points)
13	East Bridgewater	16.9% (±3.4 points)
14 (tie)	Lakeville	16.5% (±3.1 points)
14 (tie)	Wareham	16.5% (±4.0 points)
16	Hanover	15.5% (±3.5 points)
17	Mattapoisett	14.7% (±5.8 points)
18	Scituate	12.2% (±2.9 points)
19	Rochester	11.9% (±8.2 points)
20	Carver	11.3% (±4.9 points)
21	Hanson	11.0% (±4.5 points)

Showing 13 of 27 places in Plymouth County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Wareham include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Onset, Wareham Center, West Wareham, Weweantic, White Island Shores.

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

How many renters are there in Wareham?

Wareham has an estimated 1,712 (±421) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wareham?

In Wareham, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−10.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Wareham?

A renting household in Wareham has 2.0 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wareham?

The median renting household in Wareham, MA has an income of $59,327 (±$11,518) a year, against $101,754 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 town, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:72985, in state:25 county:023).

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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