What percentage of people rent in Hazelwood, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Hazelwood, MO, 2020–2024
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40.9% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in Hazelwood, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,638 renting households against 6,706 that own their home.

In Hazelwood, the share of households that rent went from 40.8% in 2015–2019 to 40.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.9% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 4,638 (±584)
Median renter income: $39,454 (±$3,342)

Who rents and who owns in Hazelwood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hazelwood	St. Louis County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.9% (±4.5 points)	30.8% (±0.5 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,638 (±584)	127,319 (±2,340)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,706 (±546)	286,530 (±2,415)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,454 (±$3,342)	$49,422 (±$1,284)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,483 (±$7,940)	$105,547 (±$1,450)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Hazelwood, the renter share is higher than in St. Louis County (30.8%).

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

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

In St. Louis County, Hazelwood ranks 36 of 98 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 238 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Hazelwood 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	40.8% (±3.4 points)	40.9% (±4.5 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$884 (±$52)	$996 (±$80)	+12.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,573 (±$6,473)	$55,908 (±$4,554)	+2.4%	Down 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 Hazelwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hazelwood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hazelwood	—	40.9% (±4.5 points)	—
Bridgeton	1.9 mi	36.9% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Florissant	3.7 mi	32.9% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Edmundson	4.4 mi	55.0% (±11.3 points)	Higher
Champ	4.6 mi	100.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Berkeley	4.6 mi	47.2% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
St. Ann	4.7 mi	43.6% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Woodson Terrace	5.0 mi	36.9% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Calverton Park	5.0 mi	27.6% (±11.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Florissant, MO (32.9%), Calverton Park, MO (27.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edmundson, MO (55.0%).

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
30	St. Ann	43.6% (±6.0 points)
31	Maryland Heights	43.2% (±3.9 points)
32	Bellefontaine Neighbors	41.9% (±7.1 points)
33	Velda Village Hills	41.8% (±13.4 points)
34	Charlack	41.7% (±13.0 points)
35	St. John	41.4% (±10.0 points)
36	Hazelwood	40.9% (±4.5 points)
37	Velda City	39.7% (±11.5 points)
38	Creve Coeur	39.4% (±3.8 points)
39 (tie)	Cool Valley	37.3% (±14.7 points)
39 (tie)	Overland	37.3% (±4.7 points)
41 (tie)	Brentwood	37.0% (±5.5 points)
41 (tie)	Shrewsbury	37.0% (±8.0 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 Hazelwood

How many renters are there in Hazelwood?

Hazelwood has an estimated 4,638 (±584) renting households, 40.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hazelwood?

In Hazelwood, the share of households that rent went from 40.8% in 2015–2019 to 40.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hazelwood?

A renting household in Hazelwood has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hazelwood?

The median renting household in Hazelwood, MO has an income of $39,454 (±$3,342) a year, against $73,483 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 Hazelwood city, Missouri (place:31276, 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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