What percentage of people rent in East Renton Highlands, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Renton Highlands, WA, 2020–2024
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9.4% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in East Renton Highlands, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 411 renting households against 3,957 that own their home.

In East Renton Highlands, the share of households that rent went from 13.6% in 2015–2019 to 9.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.4% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 411 (±136)
Median renter income: $54,335 (±$40,446)

Who rents and who owns in East Renton Highlands

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Renton Highlands	King County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.4% (±3.2 points)	44.6% (±0.4 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	411 (±136)	419,249 (±3,837)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,957 (±454)	521,805 (±3,926)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$54,335 (±$40,446)	$85,547 (±$1,255)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$155,938 (±$26,482)	$166,370 (±$1,692)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In East Renton Highlands, 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, East Renton Highlands ranks 46 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 410 of 472.

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

How renting in East Renton Highlands 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	13.6% (±3.4 points)	9.4% (±3.2 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,066 (±$294)	$2,717 (±$515)	+31.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$105,755 (±$9,620)	$142,500 (±$29,333)	+34.7%	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 East Renton Highlands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Renton Highlands
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Renton Highlands	—	9.4% (±3.2 points)	—
Maple Heights-Lake Desire	2.6 mi	9.4% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Fairwood (King County)	3.2 mi	26.1% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Mirrormont	4.7 mi	7.7% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Shadow Lake	4.7 mi	15.4% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Renton	5.0 mi	45.6% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Issaquah	5.2 mi	42.6% (±3.4 points)	Higher
Newcastle	5.4 mi	39.0% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Hobart	5.8 mi	4.8% (±2.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hobart, WA (4.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairwood (King County), WA (26.1%), Renton, WA (45.6%), Issaquah, WA (42.6%).

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
40	Fall City	15.9% (±8.9 points)
41	Shadow Lake	15.4% (±8.6 points)
42	Snoqualmie	14.9% (±4.0 points)
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)

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

East Renton Highlands 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 East Renton Highlands

How many renters are there in East Renton Highlands?

East Renton Highlands has an estimated 411 (±136) renting households, 9.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Renton Highlands?

In East Renton Highlands, the share of households that rent went from 13.6% in 2015–2019 to 9.4% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Renton Highlands?

A renting household in East Renton Highlands has 2.6 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Renton Highlands?

The median renting household in East Renton Highlands, WA has an income of $54,335 (±$40,446) a year, against $155,938 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 East Renton Highlands CDP, Washington (place:19857, 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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