What percentage of people rent in Mead, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mead, WA, 2020–2024
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7.8% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Mead, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 197 renting households against 2,315 that own their home.

In Mead, the share of households that rent went from 13.5% in 2015–2019 to 7.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 7.8% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 197 (±68)
Median renter income: $49,779 (±$36,099)

Who rents and who owns in Mead

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mead	Spokane County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	7.8% (±2.7 points)	35.5% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	197 (±68)	77,563 (±1,743)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,315 (±223)	140,832 (±1,653)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.7)	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	$49,779 (±$36,099)	$50,055 (±$1,710)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$77,855 (±$9,647)	$99,571 (±$2,111)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Mead, 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, Mead ranks 19 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 424 of 472.

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

How renting in Mead 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	13.5% (±4.9 points)	7.8% (±2.7 points)	−5.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$996 (±$121)	$1,445 (±$404)	+45.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,390 (±$7,080)	$77,045 (±$7,273)	+16.0%	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 Mead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mead
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mead	—	7.8% (±2.7 points)	—
Fairwood (Spokane County)	3.2 mi	26.8% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Country Homes	3.9 mi	42.2% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Town and Country	4.9 mi	20.5% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Millwood	7.3 mi	36.2% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Spokane	8.7 mi	41.2% (±1.1 points)	Higher
Spokane Valley	9.7 mi	41.8% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Suncrest	12 mi	4.1% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Otis Orchards-East Farms	13 mi	12.9% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Fairwood (Spokane County), WA (26.8%), Country Homes, WA (42.2%), Town and Country, WA (20.5%).

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
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)
18	Rockford	7.9% (±6.3 points)
19	Mead	7.8% (±2.7 points)

Showing 7 of 19 places in Spokane County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Mead 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 Mead

How many renters are there in Mead?

Mead has an estimated 197 (±68) renting households, 7.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mead?

In Mead, the share of households that rent went from 13.5% in 2015–2019 to 7.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Mead?

A renting household in Mead has 2.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mead?

The median renting household in Mead, WA has an income of $49,779 (±$36,099) a year, against $77,855 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 Mead CDP, Washington (place:44480, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.