What percentage of people rent in Orchards, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Orchards, WA, 2020–2024
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33.7% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Orchards, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,433 renting households against 6,743 that own their home.

In Orchards, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 33.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.7% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 3,433 (±545)
Median renter income: $71,959 (±$7,915)

Who rents and who owns in Orchards

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orchards	Clark County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.7% (±4.4 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,433 (±545)	65,952 (±1,312)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,743 (±471)	130,065 (±1,518)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,959 (±$7,915)	$69,038 (±$2,232)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,152 (±$11,206)	$117,098 (±$2,110)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Orchards, the renter share is not measurably different from Clark County (33.6%).

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

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

In Clark County, Orchards ranks 3 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 164 of 472.

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

How renting in Orchards 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	27.9% (±3.0 points)	33.7% (±4.4 points)	+5.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,374 (±$67)	$1,784 (±$77)	+29.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$73,417 (±$5,756)	$100,146 (±$9,886)	+36.4%	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 Orchards

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orchards
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Orchards	—	33.7% (±4.4 points)	—
Five Corners	1.9 mi	24.9% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Brush Prairie	2.6 mi	15.1% (±8.9 points)	Lower
Hockinson	3.6 mi	10.0% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Barberton	4.3 mi	14.1% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Meadow Glade	4.6 mi	5.0% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Minnehaha	4.8 mi	23.6% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Vancouver	4.8 mi	49.2% (±1.1 points)	Higher
Mount Vista	5.9 mi	28.3% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Five Corners, WA (24.9%), Brush Prairie, WA (15.1%), Hockinson, WA (10.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vancouver, WA (49.2%).

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

Households that rent across Clark County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Vancouver	49.2% (±1.1 points)
2	Hazel Dell	47.6% (±3.8 points)
3	Orchards	33.7% (±4.4 points)
4	Washougal	28.9% (±4.7 points)
5	Mount Vista	28.3% (±4.3 points)
6	Battle Ground	27.1% (±4.0 points)
7 (tie)	Five Corners	24.9% (±4.2 points)
7 (tie)	La Center	24.9% (±11.1 points)
9	Minnehaha	23.6% (±5.8 points)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Clark County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Orchards 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 Orchards

How many renters are there in Orchards?

Orchards has an estimated 3,433 (±545) renting households, 33.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Orchards?

In Orchards, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 33.7% in 2020–2024 (+5.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Orchards?

A renting household in Orchards has 2.6 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Orchards?

The median renting household in Orchards, WA has an income of $71,959 (±$7,915) a year, against $114,152 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 Orchards CDP, Washington (place:51795, 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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