What percentage of people rent in Birch Bay, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Birch Bay, WA, 2020–2024
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17.9% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Birch Bay, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 833 renting households against 3,828 that own their home.

In Birch Bay, the share of households that rent went from 17.5% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.9% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 833 (±299)

Who rents and who owns in Birch Bay

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Birch Bay	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.9% (±5.6 points)	36.3% (±1.2 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	833 (±299)	34,117 (±1,130)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,828 (±382)	59,904 (±1,153)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$51,629 (±$3,483)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,193 (±$6,969)	$104,932 (±$3,176)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Birch Bay, the renter share is lower than in Whatcom County (36.3%).

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

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

In Whatcom County, Birch Bay ranks 9 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 307 of 472.

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

How renting in Birch Bay 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	17.5% (±5.0 points)	17.9% (±5.6 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,115 (±$163)	$1,222 (±$548)	+9.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,413 (±$8,382)	$86,854 (±$9,678)	+39.2%	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 Birch Bay

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Birch Bay
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Birch Bay	—	17.9% (±5.6 points)	—
Blaine	4.4 mi	28.9% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Ferndale	8.5 mi	32.4% (±6.5 points)	Higher
Marietta-Alderwood	13 mi	42.4% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Lynden	13 mi	33.8% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Point Roberts	15 mi	13.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Bellingham	17 mi	55.4% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Everson	18 mi	37.3% (±10.1 points)	Higher
Nooksack	19 mi	14.4% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Blaine, WA (28.9%), Ferndale, WA (32.4%), Marietta-Alderwood, WA (42.4%).

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

Households that rent across Whatcom County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Everson	37.3% (±10.1 points)
4	Lynden	33.8% (±5.0 points)
5	Sumas	32.8% (±9.4 points)
6	Ferndale	32.4% (±6.5 points)
7	Peaceful Valley	30.0% (±12.2 points)
8	Blaine	28.9% (±5.8 points)
9	Birch Bay	17.9% (±5.6 points)
10	Nooksack	14.4% (±7.1 points)
11	Point Roberts	13.7% (±5.9 points)
12	Geneva	7.7% (±5.4 points)
13	Sudden Valley	7.2% (±3.8 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in Whatcom County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Birch Bay is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Birch Bay

How many renters are there in Birch Bay?

Birch Bay has an estimated 833 (±299) renting households, 17.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Birch Bay?

In Birch Bay, the share of households that rent went from 17.5% in 2015–2019 to 17.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Birch Bay?

A renting household in Birch Bay has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Birch Bay CDP, Washington (place:06190, 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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