What percentage of people rent in Shoreline, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Shoreline, WA, 2020–2024
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33.7% (±2.0 points) of the occupied homes in Shoreline, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 8,239 renting households against 16,181 that own their home.

In Shoreline, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 33.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.7% (±2.0 points)
Renting households: 8,239 (±491)
Median renter income: $68,359 (±$4,146)

Who rents and who owns in Shoreline

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Shoreline	King County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.7% (±2.0 points)	44.6% (±0.4 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	8,239 (±491)	419,249 (±3,837)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	16,181 (±712)	521,805 (±3,926)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,359 (±$4,146)	$85,547 (±$1,255)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$152,875 (±$8,826)	$166,370 (±$1,692)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Shoreline, the renter share is lower than in King County (44.6%).

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

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

In King County, Shoreline ranks 22 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 165 of 472.

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

How renting in Shoreline 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	36.3% (±2.1 points)	33.7% (±2.0 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,574 (±$49)	$1,985 (±$75)	+26.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$86,827 (±$2,862)	$112,751 (±$7,851)	+29.9%	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 Shoreline

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Shoreline
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Shoreline	—	33.7% (±2.0 points)	—
Lake Forest Park	2.5 mi	19.4% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Esperance	2.5 mi	25.3% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Woodway	2.9 mi	3.4% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Mountlake Terrace	3.3 mi	43.1% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Edmonds	3.9 mi	29.1% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Brier	4.1 mi	10.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Kenmore	4.6 mi	30.7% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Alderwood Manor	5.4 mi	30.2% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Forest Park, WA (19.4%), Woodway, WA (3.4%), Edmonds, WA (29.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mountlake Terrace, WA (43.1%).

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

Households that rent across King County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Bryn Mawr-Skyway	40.6% (±4.5 points)
17 (tie)	Auburn	39.4% (±2.1 points)
17 (tie)	Des Moines	39.4% (±3.1 points)
19	Kirkland	39.2% (±1.7 points)
20	Newcastle	39.0% (±4.5 points)
21	Bothell	34.5% (±2.6 points)
22	Shoreline	33.7% (±2.0 points)
23	Mercer Island	33.0% (±3.1 points)
24	Kenmore	30.7% (±3.6 points)
25	Lakeland North	28.3% (±7.2 points)
26	North Bend	26.5% (±6.0 points)
27	Fairwood (King County)	26.1% (±4.5 points)
28	Enumclaw	25.7% (±5.0 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in King 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 Shoreline

How many renters are there in Shoreline?

Shoreline has an estimated 8,239 (±491) renting households, 33.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Shoreline?

In Shoreline, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 33.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Shoreline?

A renting household in Shoreline has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Shoreline?

The median renting household in Shoreline, WA has an income of $68,359 (±$4,146) a year, against $152,875 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 Shoreline city, Washington (place:63960, 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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