What percentage of people rent in Eugene, OR?

Name: Renters and owners in Eugene, OR, 2020–2024
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52.1% (±1.4 points) of the occupied homes in Eugene, OR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 40,028 renting households against 36,794 that own their home.

In Eugene, the share of households that rent went from 52.7% in 2015–2019 to 52.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 52.1% (±1.4 points)
Renting households: 40,028 (±1,046)
Median renter income: $44,447 (±$1,730)

Who rents and who owns in Eugene

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Eugene	Lane County	Oregon	United States
Renter-occupied share	52.1% (±1.4 points)	40.3% (±0.9 points)	36.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	40,028 (±1,046)	64,671 (±1,381)	630,439 (±6,079)	45,017,354
Owning households	36,794 (±1,195)	95,774 (±1,523)	1,087,983 (±7,824)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,447 (±$1,730)	$46,642 (±$1,996)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$101,788 (±$3,348)	$90,755 (±$2,001)	$103,598 (±$748)	$100,009

In Eugene, the renter share is higher than in Lane County (40.3%).

It is also higher than in Oregon (36.7%).

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

In Lane County, Eugene ranks 1 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 10 of 303.

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

How renting in Eugene 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	52.7% (±0.9 points)	52.1% (±1.4 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,031 (±$24)	$1,402 (±$28)	+36.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$50,962 (±$1,418)	$66,562 (±$2,212)	+30.6%	Up 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 Eugene

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eugene
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Eugene	—	52.1% (±1.4 points)	—
River Road	2.0 mi	33.1% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Santa Clara	4.1 mi	20.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Coburg	6.4 mi	19.1% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Springfield	6.9 mi	45.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Creswell	11 mi	24.9% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Junction City	11 mi	40.7% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Veneta	12 mi	26.4% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Harrisburg	15 mi	15.7% (±7.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: River Road, OR (33.1%), Santa Clara, OR (20.1%), Coburg, OR (19.1%).

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

Households that rent across Lane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Eugene	52.1% (±1.4 points)
2	Springfield	45.0% (±2.2 points)
3	Cottage Grove	41.0% (±7.0 points)
4	Junction City	40.7% (±8.1 points)
5	Florence	36.0% (±5.0 points)
6	River Road	33.1% (±6.7 points)
7	Oakridge	31.9% (±11.9 points)

Showing 7 of 15 places in Lane 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 Eugene

How many renters are there in Eugene?

Eugene has an estimated 40,028 (±1,046) renting households, 52.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Eugene?

In Eugene, the share of households that rent went from 52.7% in 2015–2019 to 52.1% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Eugene?

A renting household in Eugene has 2.1 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Eugene?

The median renting household in Eugene, OR has an income of $44,447 (±$1,730) a year, against $101,788 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 Eugene city, Oregon (place:23850, 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.