What percentage of people rent in Moses Lake, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Moses Lake, WA, 2020–2024
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38.8% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Moses Lake, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,919 renting households against 6,173 that own their home.

In Moses Lake, the share of households that rent went from 44.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.8% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 3,919 (±563)
Median renter income: $51,201 (±$13,281)

Who rents and who owns in Moses Lake

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Moses Lake	Grant County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.8% (±4.8 points)	33.7% (±2.5 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,919 (±563)	11,937 (±928)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,173 (±511)	23,461 (±931)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,201 (±$13,281)	$51,315 (±$3,033)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,937 (±$7,248)	$84,389 (±$6,113)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Moses Lake, the renter share is not measurably different from Grant County (33.7%).

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

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

In Grant County, Moses Lake ranks 6 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 122 of 472.

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

How renting in Moses Lake 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	44.5% (±5.0 points)	38.8% (±4.8 points)	−5.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$898 (±$89)	$1,216 (±$83)	+35.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,272 (±$3,455)	$74,752 (±$5,947)	+45.8%	Up 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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Moses Lake
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Moses Lake	—	38.8% (±4.8 points)	—
Cascade Valley	2.6 mi	19.9% (±12.0 points)	Lower
Moses Lake North	5.0 mi	64.2% (±10.6 points)	Higher
Warden	15 mi	31.9% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Ephrata	18 mi	34.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeview	20 mi	32.6% (±15.6 points)	Not measurably different
Soap Lake	21 mi	34.4% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Othello	22 mi	45.2% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Wilson Creek	22 mi	29.5% (±15.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cascade Valley, WA (19.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Moses Lake North, WA (64.2%).

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)
10	Lakeview	32.6% (±15.6 points)
11	Warden	31.9% (±9.4 points)
12	Grand Coulee	31.3% (±9.5 points)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Grant County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in Moses Lake?

Moses Lake has an estimated 3,919 (±563) renting households, 38.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Moses Lake?

In Moses Lake, the share of households that rent went from 44.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (−5.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Moses Lake?

A renting household in Moses Lake has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Moses Lake?

The median renting household in Moses Lake, WA has an income of $51,201 (±$13,281) a year, against $81,937 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 city, Washington (place:47245, 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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