What percentage of people rent in Ocean Shores, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ocean Shores, WA, 2020–2024
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16.7% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Ocean Shores, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 638 renting households against 3,192 that own their home.

In Ocean Shores, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.7% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 638 (±238)
Median renter income: $27,205 (±$13,283)

Who rents and who owns in Ocean Shores

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean Shores	Grays Harbor County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.7% (±6.4 points)	26.8% (±1.8 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	638 (±238)	8,204 (±576)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,192 (±375)	22,424 (±655)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,205 (±$13,283)	$39,571 (±$4,955)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,606 (±$11,469)	$76,523 (±$3,093)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Ocean Shores, the renter share is lower than in Grays Harbor County (26.8%).

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

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

In Grays Harbor County, Ocean Shores ranks 8 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 322 of 472.

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

How renting in Ocean Shores 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	27.1% (±6.4 points)	16.7% (±6.4 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$987 (±$187)	$1,284 (±$358)	+30.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$46,144 (±$5,087)	$58,202 (±$6,380)	+26.1%	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 Ocean Shores

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Shores
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ocean Shores	—	16.7% (±6.4 points)	—
Westport	5.2 mi	43.1% (±10.5 points)	Higher
Hoquiam	11 mi	38.5% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Aberdeen	16 mi	43.5% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Cosmopolis	18 mi	17.3% (±7.6 points)	Not measurably different
Central Park	21 mi	12.0% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Bend	26 mi	36.0% (±10.8 points)	Higher
Montesano	27 mi	39.3% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Raymond	27 mi	20.9% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Westport, WA (43.1%), Hoquiam, WA (38.5%), Aberdeen, WA (43.5%).

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

Households that rent across Grays Harbor County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Westport	43.1% (±10.5 points)
3	Montesano	39.3% (±10.4 points)
4	Hoquiam	38.5% (±5.0 points)
5	Elma	33.3% (±10.3 points)
6	McCleary	19.6% (±6.2 points)
7	Cosmopolis	17.3% (±7.6 points)
8	Ocean Shores	16.7% (±6.4 points)
9	Oakville	14.4% (±8.4 points)
10	Central Park	12.0% (±6.2 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Grays Harbor 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 Ocean Shores

How many renters are there in Ocean Shores?

Ocean Shores has an estimated 638 (±238) renting households, 16.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ocean Shores?

In Ocean Shores, the share of households that rent went from 27.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.7% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Ocean Shores?

A renting household in Ocean Shores has 2.1 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ocean Shores?

The median renting household in Ocean Shores, WA has an income of $27,205 (±$13,283) a year, against $62,606 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 Ocean Shores city, Washington (place:50570, 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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