What percentage of people rent in Oak Harbor, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Oak Harbor, WA, 2020–2024
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53.3% (±3.3 points) of the occupied homes in Oak Harbor, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,207 renting households against 4,567 that own their home.

In Oak Harbor, the share of households that rent went from 56.3% in 2015–2019 to 53.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 53.3% (±3.3 points)
Renting households: 5,207 (±415)
Median renter income: $63,804 (±$4,301)

Who rents and who owns in Oak Harbor

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oak Harbor	Island County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	53.3% (±3.3 points)	25.3% (±1.4 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,207 (±415)	9,084 (±562)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,567 (±346)	26,888 (±638)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,804 (±$4,301)	$63,319 (±$2,985)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,288 (±$7,695)	$102,975 (±$3,203)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Oak Harbor, the renter share is higher than in Island County (25.3%).

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

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

In Island County, Oak Harbor ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 27 of 472.

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

How renting in Oak Harbor 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	56.3% (±2.8 points)	53.3% (±3.3 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,234 (±$43)	$1,645 (±$65)	+33.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$55,647 (±$2,767)	$76,084 (±$2,803)	+36.7%	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 Oak Harbor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oak Harbor
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oak Harbor	—	53.3% (±3.3 points)	—
Whidbey Island Station	4.0 mi	100.0% (±42.8 points)	Higher
Coupeville	5.7 mi	26.7% (±8.6 points)	Lower
La Conner	9.2 mi	42.7% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Camano	12 mi	9.7% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Lake Ketchum	13 mi	6.8% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Anacortes	13 mi	30.1% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Stanwood	14 mi	38.3% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Port Townsend	14 mi	32.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Coupeville, WA (26.7%), Camano, WA (9.7%), Lake Ketchum, WA (6.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Whidbey Island Station, WA (100.0%).

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

Households that rent across Island County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Whidbey Island Station	100.0% (±42.8 points)
2	Oak Harbor	53.3% (±3.3 points)
3	Langley	27.1% (±7.3 points)
4	Coupeville	26.7% (±8.6 points)
5	Freeland	26.6% (±9.8 points)
6	Clinton	25.6% (±13.9 points)
7	Camano	9.7% (±2.3 points)

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 Oak Harbor

How many renters are there in Oak Harbor?

Oak Harbor has an estimated 5,207 (±415) renting households, 53.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oak Harbor?

In Oak Harbor, the share of households that rent went from 56.3% in 2015–2019 to 53.3% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oak Harbor?

A renting household in Oak Harbor has 2.4 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oak Harbor?

The median renting household in Oak Harbor, WA has an income of $63,804 (±$4,301) a year, against $97,288 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 Oak Harbor city, Washington (place:50360, 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.