What percentage of people rent in Brookings, OR?

Name: Renters and owners in Brookings, OR, 2020–2024
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40.2% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Brookings, OR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,200 renting households against 1,787 that own their home.

In Brookings, the share of households that rent went from 42.6% in 2015–2019 to 40.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.2% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 1,200 (±233)
Median renter income: $65,385 (±$24,749)

Who rents and who owns in Brookings

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brookings	Curry County	Oregon	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.2% (±7.0 points)	25.8% (±2.9 points)	36.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,200 (±233)	2,883 (±369)	630,439 (±6,079)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,787 (±230)	8,276 (±328)	1,087,983 (±7,824)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,385 (±$24,749)	$50,705 (±$11,516)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,341 (±$13,250)	$68,092 (±$8,086)	$103,598 (±$748)	$100,009

In Brookings, the renter share is higher than in Curry County (25.8%).

It is not measurably different from Oregon (36.7%).

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

In Curry County, Brookings ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 63 of 303.

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

How renting in Brookings 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	42.6% (±6.7 points)	40.2% (±7.0 points)	−2.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$981 (±$182)	$1,415 (±$99)	+44.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,384 (±$9,126)	$74,933 (±$10,226)	+20.1%	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 Brookings

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brookings
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brookings	—	40.2% (±7.0 points)	—
Harbor	3.7 mi	33.3% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Dick	16 mi	2.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Crescent City	22 mi	67.7% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Bertsch-Oceanview	23 mi	15.7% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Gold Beach	24 mi	28.1% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Cave Junction	34 mi	28.9% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Port Orford	48 mi	35.1% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Redwood	52 mi	38.3% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fort Dick, CA (2.6%), Bertsch-Oceanview, CA (15.7%), Gold Beach, OR (28.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Crescent City, CA (67.7%).

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

Households that rent across Curry County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Brookings	40.2% (±7.0 points)
2	Port Orford	35.1% (±11.2 points)
3	Harbor	33.3% (±11.3 points)
4	Gold Beach	28.1% (±9.7 points)

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 Brookings

How many renters are there in Brookings?

Brookings has an estimated 1,200 (±233) renting households, 40.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brookings?

In Brookings, the share of households that rent went from 42.6% in 2015–2019 to 40.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Brookings?

A renting household in Brookings has 2.6 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Brookings?

The median renting household in Brookings, OR has an income of $65,385 (±$24,749) a year, against $77,341 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 Brookings city, Oregon (place:08650, in state:41).

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.