What percentage of people rent in Fircrest, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Fircrest, WA, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Fircrest, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 842 renting households against 2,145 that own their home.

In Fircrest, the share of households that rent went from 36.5% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.2% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 842 (±234)
Median renter income: $90,142 (±$29,434)

Who rents and who owns in Fircrest

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fircrest	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.2% (±7.3 points)	35.3% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	842 (±234)	123,930 (±2,243)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,145 (±294)	227,400 (±2,414)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$90,142 (±$29,434)	$68,118 (±$1,782)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$160,183 (±$23,864)	$120,834 (±$1,287)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Fircrest, the renter share is not measurably different from Pierce County (35.3%).

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

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

In Pierce County, Fircrest ranks 21 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 217 of 472.

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

How renting in Fircrest 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	36.5% (±6.7 points)	28.2% (±7.3 points)	−8.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,253 (±$124)	$1,554 (±$222)	+24.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,839 (±$7,358)	$113,926 (±$20,401)	+40.9%	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 Fircrest

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fircrest
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fircrest	—	28.2% (±7.3 points)	—
University Place	1.8 mi	42.8% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Tacoma	3.0 mi	44.2% (±1.3 points)	Higher
Wollochet	4.6 mi	25.3% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lakewood	4.6 mi	52.5% (±2.7 points)	Higher
Ruston	4.7 mi	31.2% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Steilacoom	5.6 mi	37.1% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Midland	6.3 mi	41.6% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Fox Island	6.4 mi	7.3% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fox Island, WA (7.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University Place, WA (42.8%), Tacoma, WA (44.2%), Lakewood, WA (52.5%).

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
15	Gig Harbor	37.8% (±4.7 points)
16	Clover Creek	37.2% (±7.2 points)
17	Steilacoom	37.1% (±6.5 points)
18	Edgewood	32.0% (±5.3 points)
19	Ruston	31.2% (±12.6 points)
20	South Hill	29.5% (±2.5 points)
21	Fircrest	28.2% (±7.3 points)
22	Spanaway	26.3% (±3.2 points)
23	Frederickson	26.2% (±5.5 points)
24	Wollochet	25.3% (±8.2 points)
25	Buckley	21.6% (±11.1 points)
26	Bonney Lake	21.2% (±4.0 points)
27 (tie)	Alderton	20.8% (±8.4 points)

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

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 Fircrest

How many renters are there in Fircrest?

Fircrest has an estimated 842 (±234) renting households, 28.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fircrest?

In Fircrest, the share of households that rent went from 36.5% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−8.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fircrest?

A renting household in Fircrest has 2.2 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fircrest?

The median renting household in Fircrest, WA has an income of $90,142 (±$29,434) a year, against $160,183 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 Fircrest city, Washington (place:23970, 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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