What percentage of people rent in Lake Oswego, OR?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Oswego, OR, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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30.7% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Oswego, OR are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,188 renting households against 11,685 that own their home.

In Lake Oswego, the share of households that rent went from 26.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.7% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 5,188 (±517)
Median renter income: $91,729 (±$7,287)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Oswego

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Oswego	Clackamas County	Oregon	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.7% (±2.7 points)	29.3% (±0.8 points)	36.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,188 (±517)	48,072 (±1,352)	630,439 (±6,079)	45,017,354
Owning households	11,685 (±457)	115,773 (±1,410)	1,087,983 (±7,824)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$91,729 (±$7,287)	$66,020 (±$1,988)	$55,785 (±$659)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$180,131 (±$8,701)	$124,690 (±$2,589)	$103,598 (±$748)	$100,009

In Lake Oswego, the renter share is not measurably different from Clackamas County (29.3%).

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

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

In Clackamas County, Lake Oswego ranks 8 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 141 of 303.

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

How renting in Lake Oswego 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	26.4% (±1.9 points)	30.7% (±2.7 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,614 (±$52)	$2,139 (±$104)	+32.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$108,927 (±$7,400)	$141,549 (±$6,903)	+29.9%	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 Lake Oswego

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Oswego
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Oswego	—	30.7% (±2.7 points)	—
Stafford	2.4 mi	8.1% (±7.3 points)	Lower
Rivergrove	2.5 mi	13.7% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Dunthorpe	2.7 mi	6.5% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Durham	3.1 mi	67.6% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Oak Grove	3.2 mi	35.3% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Metzger	3.9 mi	35.4% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tigard	4.1 mi	38.3% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Jennings Lodge	4.3 mi	44.6% (±6.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Stafford, OR (8.1%), Dunthorpe, OR (6.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Durham, OR (67.6%), Tigard, OR (38.3%), Jennings Lodge, OR (44.6%).

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

Households that rent across Clackamas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Molalla	45.2% (±8.1 points)
3	Jennings Lodge	44.6% (±6.7 points)
4	Milwaukie	39.2% (±4.0 points)
5	Gladstone	35.4% (±5.1 points)
6	Oak Grove	35.3% (±4.0 points)
7	Oregon City	34.7% (±3.1 points)
8	Lake Oswego	30.7% (±2.7 points)
9	Canby	29.7% (±3.8 points)
10	Sandy	25.3% (±5.8 points)
11	Happy Valley	21.1% (±2.8 points)
12	Estacada	19.8% (±10.3 points)
13	West Linn	17.3% (±2.9 points)
14	Oatfield	14.8% (±3.6 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Clackamas 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 Lake Oswego

How many renters are there in Lake Oswego?

Lake Oswego has an estimated 5,188 (±517) renting households, 30.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Oswego?

In Lake Oswego, the share of households that rent went from 26.4% in 2015–2019 to 30.7% in 2020–2024 (+4.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Lake Oswego?

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

How much do renters earn in Lake Oswego?

The median renting household in Lake Oswego, OR has an income of $91,729 (±$7,287) a year, against $180,131 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 Lake Oswego city, Oregon (place:40550, 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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