What percentage of people rent in Fairwood (Spokane County), WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fairwood (Spokane County), WA, 2020–2024
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26.8% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Fairwood (Spokane County), WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,103 renting households against 3,017 that own their home.

In Fairwood (Spokane County), the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (−10.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.8% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 1,103 (±204)
Median renter income: $39,656 (±$6,039)

Who rents and who owns in Fairwood (Spokane County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairwood (Spokane County)	Spokane County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.8% (±4.7 points)	35.5% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,103 (±204)	77,563 (±1,743)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,017 (±313)	140,832 (±1,653)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$39,656 (±$6,039)	$50,055 (±$1,710)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$122,872 (±$22,973)	$99,571 (±$2,111)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Fairwood (Spokane County), the renter share is lower than in Spokane County (35.5%).

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

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

In Spokane County, Fairwood (Spokane County) ranks 11 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 223 of 472.

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

How renting in Fairwood (Spokane County) 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	36.8% (±5.6 points)	26.8% (±4.7 points)	−10.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,066 (±$105)	$1,208 (±$72)	+13.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,997 (±$10,830)	$91,988 (±$8,388)	+43.7%	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 Fairwood (Spokane County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairwood (Spokane County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fairwood (Spokane County)	—	26.8% (±4.7 points)	—
Country Homes	1.3 mi	42.2% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Town and Country	2.7 mi	20.5% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mead	3.2 mi	7.8% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Spokane	6.9 mi	41.2% (±1.1 points)	Higher
Millwood	8.5 mi	36.2% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Suncrest	9.6 mi	4.1% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Spokane Valley	11 mi	41.8% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Airway Heights	11 mi	71.1% (±5.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mead, WA (7.8%), Suncrest, WA (4.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Country Homes, WA (42.2%), Spokane, WA (41.2%), Millwood, WA (36.2%).

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

Households that rent across Spokane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Spokane Valley	41.8% (±1.6 points)
6	Spokane	41.2% (±1.1 points)
7	Millwood	36.2% (±7.0 points)
8	Medical Lake	33.9% (±12.2 points)
9	Liberty Lake	33.0% (±6.6 points)
10	Deer Park	29.7% (±9.7 points)
11	Fairwood (Spokane County)	26.8% (±4.7 points)
12	Town and Country	20.5% (±6.3 points)
13	Fairfield	14.1% (±8.1 points)
14	Otis Orchards-East Farms	12.9% (±6.8 points)
15	Spangle	9.8% (±9.6 points)
16	Waverly	8.3% (±8.2 points)
17	Latah	8.0% (±9.2 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Spokane County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fairwood (Spokane County) 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 Fairwood (Spokane County)

How many renters are there in Fairwood (Spokane County)?

Fairwood (Spokane County) has an estimated 1,103 (±204) renting households, 26.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fairwood (Spokane County)?

In Fairwood (Spokane County), the share of households that rent went from 36.8% in 2015–2019 to 26.8% in 2020–2024 (−10.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Fairwood (Spokane County)?

A renting household in Fairwood (Spokane County) has 1.8 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fairwood (Spokane County)?

The median renting household in Fairwood (Spokane County), WA has an income of $39,656 (±$6,039) a year, against $122,872 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 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), Washington (place:23165, 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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