What percentage of people rent in Elk Plain, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Elk Plain, WA, 2020–2024
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15.8% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Elk Plain, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 760 renting households against 4,050 that own their home.

In Elk Plain, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.8% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 760 (±165)
Median renter income: $86,389 (±$22,756)

Who rents and who owns in Elk Plain

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Elk Plain	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.8% (±3.6 points)	35.3% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	760 (±165)	123,930 (±2,243)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,050 (±364)	227,400 (±2,414)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±0.4)	2.3 (±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	$86,389 (±$22,756)	$68,118 (±$1,782)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,584 (±$11,654)	$120,834 (±$1,287)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Elk Plain, the renter share is lower than in Pierce County (35.3%).

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

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

In Pierce County, Elk Plain ranks 36 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 335 of 472.

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

How renting in Elk Plain 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	19.4% (±4.9 points)	15.8% (±3.6 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,360 (±$166)	$2,172 (±$187)	+59.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$70,041 (±$7,675)	$107,313 (±$8,430)	+53.2%	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 Elk Plain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Elk Plain
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Elk Plain	—	15.8% (±3.6 points)	—
South Creek	3.1 mi	15.6% (±18.5 points)	Not measurably different
Frederickson	3.5 mi	26.2% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Graham	4.2 mi	17.8% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Spanaway	4.7 mi	26.3% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Summit View	6.6 mi	41.0% (±7.2 points)	Higher
South Hill	6.6 mi	29.5% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Clover Creek	7.0 mi	37.2% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Parkland	7.7 mi	48.2% (±3.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Frederickson, WA (26.2%), Spanaway, WA (26.3%), Summit View, WA (41.0%).

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

Households that rent across Pierce County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
29 (tie)	North Puyallup	20.7% (±13.3 points)
31	Clear Lake (Pierce County)	18.4% (±16.9 points)
32	Graham	17.8% (±3.2 points)
33	Waller	17.4% (±5.1 points)
34 (tie)	Orting	16.5% (±5.0 points)
34 (tie)	Summit	16.5% (±5.6 points)
36 (tie)	Elk Plain	15.8% (±3.6 points)
36 (tie)	Home	15.8% (±14.2 points)
38	South Creek	15.6% (±18.5 points)
39	Carbonado	14.7% (±12.2 points)
40	Wauna	13.7% (±5.8 points)
41	Key Center	12.3% (±5.9 points)
42	Artondale	11.8% (±3.4 points)

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

Elk Plain 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 Elk Plain

How many renters are there in Elk Plain?

Elk Plain has an estimated 760 (±165) renting households, 15.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Elk Plain?

In Elk Plain, the share of households that rent went from 19.4% in 2015–2019 to 15.8% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Elk Plain?

A renting household in Elk Plain has 3.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Elk Plain?

The median renting household in Elk Plain, WA has an income of $86,389 (±$22,756) a year, against $112,584 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 Elk Plain CDP, Washington (place:21205, 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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