What percentage of people rent in Orting, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Orting, WA, 2020–2024
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16.5% (±5.0 points) of the occupied homes in Orting, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 482 renting households against 2,438 that own their home.

In Orting, the share of households that rent went from 23.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.5% (±5.0 points)
Renting households: 482 (±154)
Median renter income: $85,739 (±$19,361)

Who rents and who owns in Orting

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orting	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.5% (±5.0 points)	35.3% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	482 (±154)	123,930 (±2,243)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,438 (±169)	227,400 (±2,414)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.0)	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	$85,739 (±$19,361)	$68,118 (±$1,782)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$133,938 (±$4,483)	$120,834 (±$1,287)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Orting, the renter share is lower than in Pierce County (35.3%).

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

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

In Pierce County, Orting ranks 34 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 327 of 472.

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

How renting in Orting 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	23.1% (±6.0 points)	16.5% (±5.0 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,644 (±$155)	$2,284 (±$419)	+38.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,700 (±$9,691)	$132,877 (±$10,138)	+64.7%	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 Orting

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orting
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Orting	—	16.5% (±5.0 points)	—
Tehaleh	2.0 mi	7.3% (±4.7 points)	Lower
McMillin	2.3 mi	9.9% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
South Hill	3.8 mi	29.5% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Crocker	4.0 mi	1.8% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Prairie Ridge	4.7 mi	11.7% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Graham	5.3 mi	17.8% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Alderton	5.5 mi	20.8% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
South Prairie	6.0 mi	7.1% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tehaleh, WA (7.3%), Crocker, WA (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Hill, WA (29.5%).

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

Households that rent across Pierce County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
27 (tie)	Purdy	20.8% (±15.4 points)
29 (tie)	Eatonville	20.7% (±8.7 points)
29 (tie)	North Puyallup	20.7% (±13.3 points)
31	Clear Lake (Pierce County)	18.4% (±16.9 points)
32	Graham	17.8% (±3.2 points)
33	Waller	17.4% (±5.1 points)
34 (tie)	Orting	16.5% (±5.0 points)
34 (tie)	Summit	16.5% (±5.6 points)
36 (tie)	Elk Plain	15.8% (±3.6 points)
36 (tie)	Home	15.8% (±14.2 points)
38	South Creek	15.6% (±18.5 points)
39	Carbonado	14.7% (±12.2 points)
40	Wauna	13.7% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Pierce 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 Orting

How many renters are there in Orting?

Orting has an estimated 482 (±154) renting households, 16.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Orting?

In Orting, the share of households that rent went from 23.1% in 2015–2019 to 16.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Orting?

A renting household in Orting has 2.9 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Orting?

The median renting household in Orting, WA has an income of $85,739 (±$19,361) a year, against $133,938 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 Orting city, Washington (place:52005, 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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