What percentage of people rent in White Bear Lake, MN?

Name: Renters and owners in White Bear Lake, MN, 2020–2024
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32.2% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in White Bear Lake, MN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,399 renting households against 7,164 that own their home.

In White Bear Lake, the share of households that rent went from 31.9% in 2015–2019 to 32.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.2% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 3,399 (±327)
Median renter income: $57,779 (±$5,925)

Who rents and who owns in White Bear Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	White Bear Lake	Ramsey County	Minnesota	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.2% (±2.8 points)	39.4% (±0.7 points)	27.8% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,399 (±327)	87,185 (±1,631)	641,268 (±4,528)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,164 (±290)	134,142 (±1,605)	1,666,687 (±7,556)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,779 (±$5,925)	$51,096 (±$1,646)	$51,080 (±$531)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,037 (±$7,333)	$110,523 (±$2,107)	$108,214 (±$476)	$100,009

In White Bear Lake, the renter share is lower than in Ramsey County (39.4%).

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

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

In Ramsey County, White Bear Lake ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 221 of 2,628.

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

How renting in White Bear Lake 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	31.9% (±2.2 points)	32.2% (±2.8 points)	+0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,134 (±$34)	$1,601 (±$84)	+41.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$71,709 (±$3,226)	$83,554 (±$7,140)	+16.5%	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 White Bear Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with White Bear Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
White Bear Lake	—	32.2% (±2.8 points)	—
Gem Lake	1.3 mi	12.9% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Birchwood Village	1.7 mi	13.3% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Mahtomedi	2.1 mi	17.4% (±4.3 points)	Lower
White Bear Township	2.6 mi	6.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Vadnais Heights	2.7 mi	20.4% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Willernie	2.8 mi	29.9% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Dellwood	3.2 mi	3.4% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Maplewood	3.3 mi	28.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gem Lake, MN (12.9%), Birchwood Village, MN (13.3%), Mahtomedi, MN (17.4%).

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

Households that rent across Ramsey County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	St. Paul	47.1% (±1.0 points)
2	Lauderdale	46.6% (±8.5 points)
3	Falcon Heights	42.6% (±4.8 points)
4	New Brighton	38.8% (±3.5 points)
5	Roseville	33.6% (±2.8 points)
6	White Bear Lake	32.2% (±2.8 points)
7	North St. Paul	31.8% (±4.7 points)
8	Little Canada	31.6% (±5.0 points)
9	Mounds View	30.7% (±4.2 points)
10	Maplewood	28.2% (±2.6 points)
11	Vadnais Heights	20.4% (±3.0 points)
12	Shoreview	19.8% (±2.6 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Ramsey 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 White Bear Lake

How many renters are there in White Bear Lake?

White Bear Lake has an estimated 3,399 (±327) renting households, 32.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in White Bear Lake?

In White Bear Lake, the share of households that rent went from 31.9% in 2015–2019 to 32.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in White Bear Lake?

A renting household in White Bear Lake has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in White Bear Lake?

The median renting household in White Bear Lake, MN has an income of $57,779 (±$5,925) a year, against $106,037 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 White Bear Lake city, Minnesota (place:69970, 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.