What percentage of people rent in Oak Park Heights, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Oak Park Heights, MN, 2020–2024
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53.6% (±8.3 points) of the occupied homes in Oak Park Heights, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,178 renting households against 1,019 that own their home.

In Oak Park Heights, the share of households that rent went from 51.4% in 2015–2019 to 53.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.6% (±8.3 points)
Renting households: 1,178 (±263)
Median renter income: $48,686 (±$26,676)

Who rents and who owns in Oak Park Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Park Heights	Washington County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.6% (±8.3 points)	18.7% (±1.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,178 (±263)	19,752 (±1,050)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,019 (±152)	85,825 (±1,028)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,686 (±$26,676)	$65,980 (±$4,224)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,750 (±$21,324)	$129,342 (±$2,893)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In Oak Park Heights, the renter share is higher than in Washington County (18.7%).

It is also higher than in Minnesota (27.8%).

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

In Washington County, Oak Park Heights ranks 1 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 15 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Oak Park Heights 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	51.4% (±5.3 points)	53.6% (±8.3 points)	+2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,641 (±$201)	$1,443 (±$176)	−12.1%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$61,181 (±$15,567)	$82,476 (±$18,754)	+34.8%	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 Oak Park Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Park Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oak Park Heights	—	53.6% (±8.3 points)	—
Baytown Township	1.8 mi	4.5% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Bayport	2.0 mi	8.3% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Stillwater	2.0 mi	23.3% (±4.2 points)	Lower
North Hudson	3.7 mi	11.8% (±5.2 points)	Lower
West Lakeland Township	3.9 mi	0.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Stillwater Township	5.2 mi	5.0% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Lake Elmo	5.8 mi	6.5% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Town of St. Joseph	5.9 mi	7.2% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Baytown Township, MN (4.5%), Bayport, MN (8.3%), Stillwater, MN (23.3%).

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

Households that rent across Washington County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Oak Park Heights	53.6% (±8.3 points)
2	Newport	33.1% (±7.0 points)
3	Willernie	29.9% (±15.3 points)
4	Forest Lake	27.1% (±3.2 points)
5	St. Paul Park	24.0% (±13.6 points)
6	Stillwater	23.3% (±4.2 points)
7	Oakdale	22.5% (±2.6 points)

Showing 7 of 31 places in Washington 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 Oak Park Heights

How many renters are there in Oak Park Heights?

Oak Park Heights has an estimated 1,178 (±263) renting households, 53.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oak Park Heights?

In Oak Park Heights, the share of households that rent went from 51.4% in 2015–2019 to 53.6% in 2020–2024 (+2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oak Park Heights?

A renting household in Oak Park Heights has 1.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oak Park Heights?

The median renting household in Oak Park Heights, MN has an income of $48,686 (±$26,676) a year, against $119,750 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 Oak Park Heights city, Minnesota (place:47914, in state:27).

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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.