What percentage of people rent in Moses Lake North, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Moses Lake North, WA, 2020–2024
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64.2% (±10.6 points) of the occupied homes in Moses Lake North, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 854 renting households against 477 that own their home.

In Moses Lake North, the share of households that rent went from 74.1% in 2015–2019 to 64.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 64.2% (±10.6 points)
Renting households: 854 (±190)
Median renter income: $38,977 (±$18,346)

Who rents and who owns in Moses Lake North

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Moses Lake North	Grant County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	64.2% (±10.6 points)	33.7% (±2.5 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	854 (±190)	11,937 (±928)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	477 (±168)	23,461 (±931)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.6)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,977 (±$18,346)	$51,315 (±$3,033)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,629 (±$29,583)	$84,389 (±$6,113)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Moses Lake North, the renter share is higher than in Grant County (33.7%).

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

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

In Grant County, Moses Lake North ranks 3 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 13 of 472.

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

How renting in Moses Lake North 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	74.1% (±7.9 points)	64.2% (±10.6 points)	−9.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$739 (±$40)	$1,065 (±$68)	+44.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$36,761 (±$11,816)	$57,602 (±$14,784)	+56.7%	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 Moses Lake North

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Moses Lake North
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Moses Lake North	—	64.2% (±10.6 points)	—
Cascade Valley	3.8 mi	19.9% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Moses Lake	5.0 mi	38.8% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Ephrata	13 mi	34.8% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Lakeview	15 mi	32.6% (±15.6 points)	Lower
Soap Lake	16 mi	34.4% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Wilson Creek	18 mi	29.5% (±15.8 points)	Lower
Warden	20 mi	31.9% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Krupp	21 mi	62.5% (±38.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cascade Valley, WA (19.9%), Moses Lake, WA (38.8%), Ephrata, WA (34.8%).

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

Households that rent across Grant County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mattawa	75.0% (±9.7 points)
2	George	67.6% (±17.6 points)
3	Moses Lake North	64.2% (±10.6 points)
4	Krupp	62.5% (±38.1 points)
5	Royal City	43.2% (±15.2 points)
6	Moses Lake	38.8% (±4.8 points)
7	Quincy	35.3% (±10.6 points)
8	Ephrata	34.8% (±7.9 points)
9	Soap Lake	34.4% (±13.7 points)

Showing 9 of 18 places in Grant County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Moses Lake North 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 Moses Lake North

How many renters are there in Moses Lake North?

Moses Lake North has an estimated 854 (±190) renting households, 64.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Moses Lake North?

In Moses Lake North, the share of households that rent went from 74.1% in 2015–2019 to 64.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Moses Lake North?

A renting household in Moses Lake North has 3.3 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Moses Lake North?

The median renting household in Moses Lake North, WA has an income of $38,977 (±$18,346) a year, against $119,629 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 Moses Lake North CDP, Washington (place:47280, 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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