What percentage of people rent in Port Townsend, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Port Townsend, WA, 2020–2024
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32.1% (±3.9 points) of the occupied homes in Port Townsend, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,822 renting households against 3,861 that own their home.

In Port Townsend, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.1% (±3.9 points)
Renting households: 1,822 (±245)
Median renter income: $51,234 (±$1,391)

Who rents and who owns in Port Townsend

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Port Townsend	Jefferson County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.1% (±3.9 points)	21.0% (±2.3 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,822 (±245)	3,424 (±406)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,861 (±262)	12,916 (±468)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.7 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,234 (±$1,391)	$52,205 (±$5,943)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,917 (±$6,624)	$81,519 (±$6,190)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Port Townsend, the renter share is higher than in Jefferson County (21.0%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, Port Townsend ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 180 of 472.

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

How renting in Port Townsend 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	41.8% (±4.9 points)	32.1% (±3.9 points)	−9.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$957 (±$44)	$1,578 (±$103)	+64.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$51,389 (±$4,864)	$62,606 (±$3,473)	+21.8%	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 Port Townsend

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Port Townsend
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Port Townsend	—	32.1% (±3.9 points)	—
Port Hadlock-Irondale	6.2 mi	22.4% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Marrowstone	7.8 mi	14.8% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Coupeville	8.4 mi	26.7% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Freeland	13 mi	26.6% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Oak Harbor	14 mi	53.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Sequim	14 mi	38.4% (±4.8 points)	Higher
Bell Hill	15 mi	5.1% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Port Ludlow	15 mi	9.4% (±5.9 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Port Hadlock-Irondale, WA (22.4%), Marrowstone, WA (14.8%), Bell Hill, WA (5.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oak Harbor, WA (53.3%), Sequim, WA (38.4%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Port Townsend	32.1% (±3.9 points)
2	Port Hadlock-Irondale	22.4% (±7.1 points)
3	Marrowstone	14.8% (±9.7 points)
4	Port Ludlow	9.4% (±5.9 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 Port Townsend

How many renters are there in Port Townsend?

Port Townsend has an estimated 1,822 (±245) renting households, 32.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Port Townsend?

In Port Townsend, the share of households that rent went from 41.8% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (−9.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Port Townsend?

A renting household in Port Townsend has 1.9 people on average, against 1.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Port Townsend?

The median renting household in Port Townsend, WA has an income of $51,234 (±$1,391) a year, against $65,917 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 Port Townsend city, Washington (place:55855, 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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