What percentage of people rent in Longview Heights, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Longview Heights, WA, 2020–2024
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25.0% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Longview Heights, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 442 renting households against 1,325 that own their home.

In Longview Heights, the share of households that rent went from 23.9% in 2015–2019 to 25.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.0% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 442 (±172)
Median renter income: $49,848 (±$18,270)

Who rents and who owns in Longview Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Longview Heights	Cowlitz County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.0% (±8.4 points)	32.0% (±1.6 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	442 (±172)	14,067 (±705)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,325 (±216)	29,876 (±835)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,848 (±$18,270)	$49,904 (±$2,936)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$98,574 (±$15,106)	$94,095 (±$3,843)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Longview Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Cowlitz County (32.0%).

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

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

In Cowlitz County, Longview Heights ranks 7 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 246 of 472.

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

How renting in Longview Heights 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	23.9% (±8.6 points)	25.0% (±8.4 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$924 (±$234)	$1,346 (±$173)	+45.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,442 (±$24,841)	$74,570 (±$26,163)	+12.2%	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 Longview Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Longview Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Longview Heights	—	25.0% (±8.4 points)	—
Beacon Hill	1.7 mi	37.0% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lexington	2.1 mi	20.4% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Longview	2.4 mi	44.8% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Kelso	5.4 mi	43.9% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Castle Rock	6.8 mi	33.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rainier	7.5 mi	39.7% (±11.9 points)	Higher
Prescott	9.7 mi	20.0% (±23.7 points)	Not measurably different
Kalama	12 mi	34.7% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Longview, WA (44.8%), Kelso, WA (43.9%), Rainier, OR (39.7%).

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

Households that rent across Cowlitz County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Longview	44.8% (±2.5 points)
2	Kelso	43.9% (±5.7 points)
3	Woodland	43.8% (±10.4 points)
4	Beacon Hill	37.0% (±13.0 points)
5	Kalama	34.7% (±16.7 points)
6	Castle Rock	33.3% (±10.5 points)
7	Longview Heights	25.0% (±8.4 points)
8	Lexington	20.4% (±9.6 points)

Longview Heights 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 Longview Heights

How many renters are there in Longview Heights?

Longview Heights has an estimated 442 (±172) renting households, 25.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Longview Heights?

In Longview Heights, the share of households that rent went from 23.9% in 2015–2019 to 25.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Longview Heights?

A renting household in Longview Heights has 1.9 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Longview Heights?

The median renting household in Longview Heights, WA has an income of $49,848 (±$18,270) a year, against $98,574 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 Longview Heights CDP, Washington (place:40270, 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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