What percentage of people rent in Cottage Lake, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Cottage Lake, WA, 2020–2024
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8.9% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Cottage Lake, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 690 renting households against 7,104 that own their home.

In Cottage Lake, the share of households that rent went from 8.0% in 2015–2019 to 8.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 8.9% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 690 (±223)
Median renter income: $145,807 (±$78,937)

Who rents and who owns in Cottage Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cottage Lake	King County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	8.9% (±2.8 points)	44.6% (±0.4 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	690 (±223)	419,249 (±3,837)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,104 (±445)	521,805 (±3,926)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.6)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$145,807 (±$78,937)	$85,547 (±$1,255)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$222,270 (±$20,262)	$166,370 (±$1,692)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Cottage Lake, the renter share is lower than in King County (44.6%).

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

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

In King County, Cottage Lake ranks 49 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 414 of 472.

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

How renting in Cottage Lake 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	8.0% (±2.4 points)	8.9% (±2.8 points)	+0.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,992 (±$266)	$2,740 (±$212)	+37.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$161,233 (±$9,399)	$213,106 (±$21,420)	+32.2%	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 Cottage Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cottage Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cottage Lake	—	8.9% (±2.8 points)	—
Woodinville	3.4 mi	42.7% (±4.4 points)	Higher
Maltby	4.1 mi	9.5% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
High Bridge	4.4 mi	6.5% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Duvall	4.9 mi	13.6% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Redmond	5.1 mi	56.8% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Union Hill-Novelty Hill	5.1 mi	16.5% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Bothell	6.2 mi	34.5% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Bothell East	6.5 mi	40.7% (±4.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Woodinville, WA (42.7%), Redmond, WA (56.8%), Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA (16.5%).

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

Households that rent across King County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
43	Black Diamond	14.0% (±5.4 points)
44	Duvall	13.6% (±5.6 points)
45	Lake Morton-Berrydale	11.4% (±5.1 points)
46 (tie)	East Renton Highlands	9.4% (±3.2 points)
46 (tie)	Maple Heights-Lake Desire	9.4% (±6.3 points)
48	Beaux Arts Village	9.3% (±7.5 points)
49	Cottage Lake	8.9% (±2.8 points)
50	Clyde Hill	8.6% (±3.9 points)
51	Yarrow Point	8.2% (±4.2 points)
52	Mirrormont	7.7% (±4.4 points)
53	Riverbend	7.6% (±8.2 points)
54	Hunts Point	7.3% (±9.9 points)
55	Lake Marcel-Stillwater	6.3% (±7.3 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in King County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cottage Lake 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 Cottage Lake

How many renters are there in Cottage Lake?

Cottage Lake has an estimated 690 (±223) renting households, 8.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cottage Lake?

In Cottage Lake, the share of households that rent went from 8.0% in 2015–2019 to 8.9% in 2020–2024 (+0.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cottage Lake?

A renting household in Cottage Lake has 2.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cottage Lake?

The median renting household in Cottage Lake, WA has an income of $145,807 (±$78,937) a year, against $222,270 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 Cottage Lake CDP, Washington (place:14940, 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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