What percentage of people rent in Battle Ground, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Battle Ground, WA, 2020–2024
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27.1% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Battle Ground, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,021 renting households against 5,423 that own their home.

In Battle Ground, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 27.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.1% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 2,021 (±314)
Median renter income: $84,564 (±$29,377)

Who rents and who owns in Battle Ground

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Battle Ground	Clark County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.1% (±4.0 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,021 (±314)	65,952 (±1,312)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,423 (±397)	130,065 (±1,518)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$84,564 (±$29,377)	$69,038 (±$2,232)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,996 (±$7,835)	$117,098 (±$2,110)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Battle Ground, the renter share is lower than in Clark County (33.6%).

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

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

In Clark County, Battle Ground ranks 6 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 221 of 472.

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

How renting in Battle Ground 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	29.6% (±3.1 points)	27.1% (±4.0 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,245 (±$103)	$1,576 (±$144)	+26.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$75,208 (±$4,206)	$104,977 (±$8,220)	+39.6%	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 Battle Ground

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Battle Ground
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Battle Ground	—	27.1% (±4.0 points)	—
Meadow Glade	2.0 mi	5.0% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Lewisville	3.2 mi	2.8% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Venersborg	3.4 mi	3.4% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Brush Prairie	3.6 mi	15.1% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Hockinson	4.3 mi	10.0% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Duluth	5.1 mi	15.7% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Vista	5.2 mi	28.3% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Barberton	5.5 mi	14.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Meadow Glade, WA (5.0%), Lewisville, WA (2.8%), Venersborg, WA (3.4%).

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

Households that rent across Clark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Vancouver	49.2% (±1.1 points)
2	Hazel Dell	47.6% (±3.8 points)
3	Orchards	33.7% (±4.4 points)
4	Washougal	28.9% (±4.7 points)
5	Mount Vista	28.3% (±4.3 points)
6	Battle Ground	27.1% (±4.0 points)
7 (tie)	Five Corners	24.9% (±4.2 points)
7 (tie)	La Center	24.9% (±11.1 points)
9	Minnehaha	23.6% (±5.8 points)
10	Camas	21.7% (±3.2 points)
11	Salmon Creek	21.3% (±2.7 points)
12	Ridgefield	18.0% (±4.2 points)

Showing 12 of 24 places in Clark 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 Battle Ground

How many renters are there in Battle Ground?

Battle Ground has an estimated 2,021 (±314) renting households, 27.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Battle Ground?

In Battle Ground, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 27.1% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Battle Ground?

A renting household in Battle Ground has 2.3 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Battle Ground?

The median renting household in Battle Ground, WA has an income of $84,564 (±$29,377) a year, against $113,996 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 Battle Ground city, Washington (place:04475, 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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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.