What percentage of people rent in Cathlamet, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cathlamet, WA, 2020–2024
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28.9% (±13.0 points) of the occupied homes in Cathlamet, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 87 renting households against 214 that own their home.

In Cathlamet, the share of households that rent went from 47.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (−18.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.9% (±13.0 points)
Renting households: 87 (±42)
Median renter income: $60,096 (±$32,045)

Who rents and who owns in Cathlamet

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cathlamet	Wahkiakum County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.9% (±13.0 points)	16.8% (±5.3 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	87 (±42)	353 (±117)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	214 (±67)	1,747 (±129)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	1.8 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,096 (±$32,045)	$22,099 (±$13,561)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$76,538 (±$17,599)	$73,708 (±$11,886)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Cathlamet, the renter share is not measurably different from Wahkiakum County (16.8%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (36.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 210 of 472.

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

How renting in Cathlamet 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	47.3% (±10.3 points)	28.9% (±13.0 points)	−18.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$631 (±$78)	$913 (±$482)	+44.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$36,000 (±$14,142)	$70,250 (±$23,473)	+95.1%	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 Cathlamet

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cathlamet
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cathlamet	—	28.9% (±13.0 points)	—
Puget Island	2.1 mi	25.9% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Clatskanie	11 mi	16.7% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Longview	21 mi	44.8% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Astoria	21 mi	46.4% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Longview Heights	21 mi	25.0% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Beacon Hill	22 mi	37.0% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lexington	23 mi	20.4% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rainier	23 mi	39.7% (±11.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Longview, WA (44.8%), Astoria, OR (46.4%).

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

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 Cathlamet

How many renters are there in Cathlamet?

Cathlamet has an estimated 87 (±42) renting households, 28.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cathlamet?

In Cathlamet, the share of households that rent went from 47.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (−18.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Cathlamet?

A renting household in Cathlamet has 2.0 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cathlamet?

The median renting household in Cathlamet, WA has an income of $60,096 (±$32,045) a year, against $76,538 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 Cathlamet town, Washington (place:10635, 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.