What percentage of people rent in Wentzville, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Wentzville, MO, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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17.5% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Wentzville, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,852 renting households against 13,442 that own their home.

In Wentzville, the share of households that rent went from 17.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.5% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 2,852 (±400)
Median renter income: $60,079 (±$4,688)

Who rents and who owns in Wentzville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wentzville	St. Charles County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.5% (±2.3 points)	19.5% (±0.6 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,852 (±400)	31,413 (±1,032)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	13,442 (±493)	129,898 (±1,158)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,079 (±$4,688)	$60,104 (±$2,204)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$125,339 (±$5,035)	$118,741 (±$1,953)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Wentzville, the renter share is not measurably different from St. Charles County (19.5%).

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

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

In St. Charles County, Wentzville ranks 8 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 825 of 1,244.

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

How renting in Wentzville 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	17.1% (±2.1 points)	17.5% (±2.3 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,009 (±$68)	$1,345 (±$83)	+33.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$90,403 (±$2,205)	$112,394 (±$6,343)	+24.3%	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 Wentzville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wentzville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wentzville	—	17.5% (±2.3 points)	—
Flint Hill	3.3 mi	27.8% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Josephville	4.5 mi	21.0% (±23.1 points)	Not measurably different
Foristell	4.8 mi	15.1% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Lake St. Louis	5.2 mi	24.4% (±3.7 points)	Higher
New Melle	6.8 mi	7.4% (±6.8 points)	Lower
St. Paul	7.4 mi	1.3% (±1.2 points)	Lower
Chain of Rocks	7.7 mi	1.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
O'Fallon	8.4 mi	19.0% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Melle, MO (7.4%), St. Paul, MO (1.3%), Chain of Rocks, MO (1.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lake St. Louis, MO (24.4%).

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

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

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Flint Hill	27.8% (±15.6 points)
3	Lake St. Louis	24.4% (±3.7 points)
4 (tie)	Josephville	21.0% (±23.1 points)
4 (tie)	St. Peters	21.0% (±2.1 points)
6	Cottleville	19.4% (±7.0 points)
7	O'Fallon	19.0% (±1.6 points)
8	Wentzville	17.5% (±2.3 points)
9	Portage Des Sioux	17.1% (±12.3 points)
10	Weldon Spring	16.6% (±5.0 points)
11	Foristell	15.1% (±10.5 points)
12	West Alton	14.3% (±9.0 points)
13	Dardenne Prairie	8.4% (±3.5 points)
14	New Melle	7.4% (±6.8 points)

Showing 13 of 17 places in St. Charles 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 Wentzville

How many renters are there in Wentzville?

Wentzville has an estimated 2,852 (±400) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wentzville?

In Wentzville, the share of households that rent went from 17.1% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wentzville?

A renting household in Wentzville has 2.3 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wentzville?

The median renting household in Wentzville, MO has an income of $60,079 (±$4,688) a year, against $125,339 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 Wentzville city, Missouri (place:78442, 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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