What percentage of people rent in Lake Tapps, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Tapps, WA, 2020–2024
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10.8% (±3.6 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Tapps, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 497 renting households against 4,114 that own their home.

In Lake Tapps, the share of households that rent went from 10.1% in 2015–2019 to 10.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 10.8% (±3.6 points)
Renting households: 497 (±165)
Median renter income: $122,042 (±$57,653)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Tapps

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Tapps	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	10.8% (±3.6 points)	35.3% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	497 (±165)	123,930 (±2,243)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,114 (±389)	227,400 (±2,414)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$122,042 (±$57,653)	$68,118 (±$1,782)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$149,183 (±$26,831)	$120,834 (±$1,287)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Lake Tapps, 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, Lake Tapps ranks 45 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 396 of 472.

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

How renting in Lake Tapps 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	10.1% (±3.6 points)	10.8% (±3.6 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,526 (±$272)	$2,091 (±$368)	+37.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$116,942 (±$7,306)	$148,005 (±$25,109)	+26.6%	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 Lake Tapps

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Tapps
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Tapps	—	10.8% (±3.6 points)	—
Bonney Lake	2.2 mi	21.2% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Sumner	3.1 mi	45.6% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Pacific	4.4 mi	41.8% (±9.8 points)	Higher
Alderton	4.5 mi	20.8% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Algona	5.1 mi	16.9% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Auburn	5.4 mi	39.4% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Edgewood	5.4 mi	32.0% (±5.3 points)	Higher
North Puyallup	5.5 mi	20.7% (±13.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bonney Lake, WA (21.2%), Sumner, WA (45.6%), Pacific, WA (41.8%).

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
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)
43	Prairie Ridge	11.7% (±3.9 points)
44	Maplewood	11.4% (±5.4 points)
45	Lake Tapps	10.8% (±3.6 points)
46	McMillin	9.9% (±8.4 points)
47	Longbranch	9.8% (±8.1 points)
48	Roy	8.1% (±5.5 points)
49	Stansberry Lake	7.4% (±6.7 points)
50 (tie)	Fox Island	7.3% (±5.0 points)
50 (tie)	Tehaleh	7.3% (±4.7 points)

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

Lake Tapps 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 Lake Tapps

How many renters are there in Lake Tapps?

Lake Tapps has an estimated 497 (±165) renting households, 10.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Tapps?

In Lake Tapps, the share of households that rent went from 10.1% in 2015–2019 to 10.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Tapps?

A renting household in Lake Tapps has 2.4 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Tapps?

The median renting household in Lake Tapps, WA has an income of $122,042 (±$57,653) a year, against $149,183 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 Lake Tapps CDP, Washington (place:37920, 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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