What percentage of people rent in Des Peres, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Des Peres, MO, 2020–2024
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4.1% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in Des Peres, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 130 renting households against 3,065 that own their home.

In Des Peres, the share of households that rent went from 4.0% in 2015–2019 to 4.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 4.1% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 130 (±66)

Who rents and who owns in Des Peres

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Des Peres	St. Louis County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	4.1% (±2.0 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	130 (±66)	127,319 (±2,340)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,065 (±149)	286,530 (±2,415)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$49,422 (±$1,284)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$227,554 (±$36,672)	$105,547 (±$1,450)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Des Peres, the renter share is lower than in St. Louis County (30.8%).

It is also lower than in Missouri (31.9%).

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

In St. Louis County, Des Peres ranks 90 of 98 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1118 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Des Peres 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	4.0% (±1.5 points)	4.1% (±2.0 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,870 (±$235)	$1,750 (±$456)	−6.4%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$150,800 (±$13,741)	$224,327 (±$37,518)	+48.8%	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 Des Peres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Des Peres
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Des Peres	—	4.1% (±2.0 points)	—
Crystal Lake Park	1.7 mi	6.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Country Life Acres	1.7 mi	0.0% (±59.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kirkwood	1.9 mi	22.8% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Huntleigh	2.2 mi	2.7% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Frontenac	2.6 mi	2.6% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Town and Country	2.8 mi	13.5% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Warson Woods	3.0 mi	0.3% (±0.5 points)	Lower
Westwood	3.2 mi	3.0% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Warson Woods, MO (0.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kirkwood, MO (22.8%), Town and Country, MO (13.5%).

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

Households that rent across St. Louis County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
84	Bel-Nor	9.1% (±4.4 points)
85	Wildwood	8.2% (±1.4 points)
86	Crystal Lake Park	6.2% (±5.6 points)
87 (tie)	Bellerive Acres	4.3% (±5.0 points)
87 (tie)	Ladue	4.3% (±4.0 points)
89	Grantwood Village	4.2% (±5.1 points)
90	Des Peres	4.1% (±2.0 points)
91	Glendale	3.9% (±4.2 points)
92	Clarkson Valley	3.5% (±2.8 points)
93	Westwood	3.0% (±3.4 points)
94	Huntleigh	2.7% (±3.2 points)
95	Frontenac	2.6% (±3.3 points)
96	Warson Woods	0.3% (±0.5 points)

Showing 13 of 98 places in St. Louis 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 Des Peres

How many renters are there in Des Peres?

Des Peres has an estimated 130 (±66) renting households, 4.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Des Peres?

In Des Peres, the share of households that rent went from 4.0% in 2015–2019 to 4.1% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Des Peres?

A renting household in Des Peres has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 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 Des Peres city, Missouri (place:19270, in state:29).

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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