What percentage of people rent in Marietta-Alderwood, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Marietta-Alderwood, WA, 2020–2024
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42.4% (±8.1 points) of the occupied homes in Marietta-Alderwood, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 694 renting households against 944 that own their home.

In Marietta-Alderwood, the share of households that rent went from 54.4% in 2015–2019 to 42.4% in 2020–2024 (−12.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.4% (±8.1 points)
Renting households: 694 (±169)
Median renter income: $49,286 (±$12,966)

Who rents and who owns in Marietta-Alderwood

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Marietta-Alderwood	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.4% (±8.1 points)	36.3% (±1.2 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	694 (±169)	34,117 (±1,130)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	944 (±181)	59,904 (±1,153)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,286 (±$12,966)	$51,629 (±$3,483)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,227 (±$24,836)	$104,932 (±$3,176)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Marietta-Alderwood, the renter share is not measurably different from Whatcom County (36.3%).

It is not measurably different from Washington (36.2%).

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

In Whatcom County, Marietta-Alderwood ranks 2 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 91 of 472.

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

How renting in Marietta-Alderwood 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	54.4% (±9.4 points)	42.4% (±8.1 points)	−12.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,085 (±$154)	$1,496 (±$168)	+37.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,808 (±$13,939)	$76,019 (±$16,674)	+49.6%	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 Marietta-Alderwood

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Marietta-Alderwood
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Marietta-Alderwood	—	42.4% (±8.1 points)	—
Bellingham	4.6 mi	55.4% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Ferndale	4.8 mi	32.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva	7.5 mi	7.7% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Sudden Valley	11 mi	7.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Lynden	12 mi	33.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Everson	13 mi	37.3% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Birch Bay	13 mi	17.9% (±5.6 points)	Lower
Nooksack	14 mi	14.4% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Geneva, WA (7.7%), Sudden Valley, WA (7.2%), Birch Bay, WA (17.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bellingham, WA (55.4%).

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

Households that rent across Whatcom County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bellingham	55.4% (±1.7 points)
2	Marietta-Alderwood	42.4% (±8.1 points)
3	Everson	37.3% (±10.1 points)
4	Lynden	33.8% (±5.0 points)
5	Sumas	32.8% (±9.4 points)
6	Ferndale	32.4% (±6.5 points)
7	Peaceful Valley	30.0% (±12.2 points)
8	Blaine	28.9% (±5.8 points)

Showing 8 of 13 places in Whatcom County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Marietta-Alderwood 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 Marietta-Alderwood

How many renters are there in Marietta-Alderwood?

Marietta-Alderwood has an estimated 694 (±169) renting households, 42.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Marietta-Alderwood?

In Marietta-Alderwood, the share of households that rent went from 54.4% in 2015–2019 to 42.4% in 2020–2024 (−12.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Marietta-Alderwood?

A renting household in Marietta-Alderwood has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Marietta-Alderwood?

The median renting household in Marietta-Alderwood, WA has an income of $49,286 (±$12,966) a year, against $110,227 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 Marietta-Alderwood CDP, Washington (place:43491, 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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