What percentage of people rent in Anacortes, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Anacortes, WA, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±1.8 points) of the occupied homes in Anacortes, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,442 renting households against 5,667 that own their home.

In Anacortes, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±1.8 points)
Renting households: 2,442 (±157)
Median renter income: $66,077 (±$4,987)

Who rents and who owns in Anacortes

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Anacortes	Skagit County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±1.8 points)	29.9% (±1.1 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,442 (±157)	15,665 (±593)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,667 (±182)	36,664 (±644)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,077 (±$4,987)	$55,170 (±$3,388)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,193 (±$4,150)	$106,869 (±$2,853)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Anacortes, the renter share is not measurably different from Skagit County (29.9%).

It is also lower than in Washington (36.2%).

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

In Skagit County, Anacortes ranks 5 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 194 of 472.

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

How renting in Anacortes 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	34.0% (±1.4 points)	30.1% (±1.8 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,193 (±$33)	$1,702 (±$65)	+42.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$71,844 (±$1,849)	$91,951 (±$3,389)	+28.0%	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 Anacortes

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Anacortes
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Anacortes	—	30.1% (±1.8 points)	—
La Conner	8.9 mi	42.7% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Whidbey Island Station	9.7 mi	100.0% (±42.8 points)	Higher
Oak Harbor	13 mi	53.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Burlington	14 mi	55.5% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Mount Vernon	15 mi	39.7% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Clear Lake (Skagit County)	18 mi	14.3% (±15.1 points)	Lower
Sedro-Woolley	18 mi	38.9% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Friday Harbor	18 mi	41.0% (±5.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Clear Lake (Skagit County), WA (14.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: La Conner, WA (42.7%), Whidbey Island Station, WA (100.0%), Oak Harbor, WA (53.3%).

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

Households that rent across Skagit County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Burlington	55.5% (±5.0 points)
2	La Conner	42.7% (±10.6 points)
3	Mount Vernon	39.7% (±3.1 points)
4	Sedro-Woolley	38.9% (±4.6 points)
5	Anacortes	30.1% (±1.8 points)
6	Concrete	21.4% (±11.4 points)
7	Lyman	16.6% (±10.4 points)
8	Clear Lake (Skagit County)	14.3% (±15.1 points)
9	Hamilton	12.3% (±13.4 points)
10	Big Lake	7.8% (±5.2 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 Anacortes

How many renters are there in Anacortes?

Anacortes has an estimated 2,442 (±157) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Anacortes?

In Anacortes, the share of households that rent went from 34.0% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Anacortes?

A renting household in Anacortes has 2.1 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Anacortes?

The median renting household in Anacortes, WA has an income of $66,077 (±$4,987) a year, against $106,193 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 Anacortes city, Washington (place:01990, in state:53).

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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