What percentage of people rent in Wenham, MA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wenham, MA, 2020–2024
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14.3% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wenham, MA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 183 renting households against 1,096 that own their home.

In Wenham, the share of households that rent went from 10.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.3% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 183 (±63)

Who rents and who owns in Wenham

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wenham	Essex County	Massachusetts	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.3% (±4.6 points)	36.5% (±0.7 points)	37.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	183 (±63)	114,309 (±2,116)	1,043,884 (±6,942)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,096 (±81)	198,838 (±2,170)	1,741,158 (±8,598)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	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	$212,143 (±$45,430)	$137,990 (±$2,343)	$135,402 (±$770)	$100,009

In Wenham, 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, Wenham ranks 27 of 34 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 232 of 351.

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

How renting in Wenham 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	10.0% (±4.2 points)	14.3% (±4.6 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$128,056 (±$34,826)	$194,781 (±$32,680)	+52.1%	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 Wenham

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wenham
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wenham	—	14.3% (±4.6 points)	—
Hamilton	2.2 mi	15.3% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Beverly	3.6 mi	39.9% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Danvers (community)	3.9 mi	30.8% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Danvers	3.9 mi	30.8% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Topsfield	4.2 mi	9.6% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Topsfield (community)	4.5 mi	18.0% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ipswich (community)	6.0 mi	37.9% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Essex (community)	6.3 mi	27.3% (±10.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Beverly, MA (39.9%), Danvers (community), MA (30.8%), Danvers, MA (30.8%).

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
21	Andover	20.1% (±2.3 points)
22	Merrimac	18.7% (±7.6 points)
23	Rowley	18.3% (±6.0 points)
24	Georgetown	16.0% (±5.3 points)
25	Hamilton	15.3% (±4.2 points)
26	Marblehead	14.8% (±2.8 points)
27	Wenham	14.3% (±4.6 points)
28	Newbury	14.2% (±5.8 points)
29	Lynnfield	12.7% (±3.5 points)
30	Groveland	9.7% (±4.3 points)
31	Topsfield	9.6% (±4.0 points)
32	Middleton	7.3% (±3.3 points)
33	Boxford	5.1% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 34 places in Essex County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Wenham

How many renters are there in Wenham?

Wenham has an estimated 183 (±63) renting households, 14.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wenham?

In Wenham, the share of households that rent went from 10.0% in 2015–2019 to 14.3% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wenham?

A renting household in Wenham has 1.8 people on average, against 3.1 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 Wenham town, Essex County, Massachusetts (county subdivision:74595, in state:25 county:009).

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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