What percentage of people rent in Oakdale, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in Oakdale, MN, 2020–2024
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22.5% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in Oakdale, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,602 renting households against 8,964 that own their home.

In Oakdale, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.5% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 2,602 (±325)
Median renter income: $52,212 (±$11,085)

Who rents and who owns in Oakdale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oakdale	Washington County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.5% (±2.6 points)	18.7% (±1.0 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,602 (±325)	19,752 (±1,050)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,964 (±394)	85,825 (±1,028)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,212 (±$11,085)	$65,980 (±$4,224)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$104,480 (±$8,714)	$129,342 (±$2,893)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Washington County, Oakdale ranks 7 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 485 of 2,628.

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

How renting in Oakdale 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	24.7% (±2.3 points)	22.5% (±2.6 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,073 (±$49)	$1,481 (±$109)	+38.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$72,511 (±$5,248)	$93,772 (±$4,154)	+29.3%	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 Oakdale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakdale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oakdale	—	22.5% (±2.6 points)	—
North St. Paul	2.6 mi	31.8% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Lake Elmo	2.6 mi	6.5% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Landfall	2.7 mi	4.3% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Pine Springs	3.5 mi	0.0% (±15.2 points)	Lower
Maplewood	4.0 mi	28.2% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Willernie	4.6 mi	29.9% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mahtomedi	4.9 mi	17.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Birchwood Village	5.1 mi	13.3% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Elmo, MN (6.5%), Landfall, MN (4.3%), Pine Springs, MN (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: North St. Paul, MN (31.8%), Maplewood, MN (28.2%).

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)
8	Woodbury	22.4% (±2.0 points)
9	Mahtomedi	17.4% (±4.3 points)
10	Lakeland	13.4% (±7.3 points)
11	Birchwood Village	13.3% (±11.0 points)
12	Cottage Grove	11.8% (±1.9 points)
13	Scandia	11.3% (±8.5 points)

Showing 13 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 Oakdale

How many renters are there in Oakdale?

Oakdale has an estimated 2,602 (±325) renting households, 22.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oakdale?

In Oakdale, the share of households that rent went from 24.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.5% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oakdale?

A renting household in Oakdale has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oakdale?

The median renting household in Oakdale, MN has an income of $52,212 (±$11,085) a year, against $104,480 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 Oakdale city, Minnesota (place:47680, 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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