What percentage of people rent in South Hill, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Hill, WA, 2020–2024
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29.5% (±2.5 points) of the occupied homes in South Hill, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 6,856 renting households against 16,421 that own their home.

In South Hill, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.5% (±2.5 points)
Renting households: 6,856 (±637)
Median renter income: $88,772 (±$6,802)

Who rents and who owns in South Hill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Hill	Pierce County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.5% (±2.5 points)	35.3% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	6,856 (±637)	123,930 (±2,243)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	16,421 (±753)	227,400 (±2,414)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$88,772 (±$6,802)	$68,118 (±$1,782)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$130,677 (±$7,311)	$120,834 (±$1,287)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In South Hill, 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, South Hill ranks 20 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 199 of 472.

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

How renting in South Hill 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	25.9% (±1.7 points)	29.5% (±2.5 points)	+3.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,536 (±$62)	$2,088 (±$107)	+35.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$86,568 (±$4,077)	$113,130 (±$4,831)	+30.7%	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 South Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Hill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Hill	—	29.5% (±2.5 points)	—
McMillin	2.4 mi	9.9% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Summit View	3.3 mi	41.0% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Orting	3.8 mi	16.5% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Puyallup	4.0 mi	47.9% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Frederickson	4.1 mi	26.2% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clover Creek	4.7 mi	37.2% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Alderton	4.8 mi	20.8% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Summit	5.0 mi	16.5% (±5.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: McMillin, WA (9.9%), Orting, WA (16.5%), Summit, WA (16.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Summit View, WA (41.0%), Puyallup, WA (47.9%), Clover Creek, WA (37.2%).

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
14	DuPont	38.5% (±6.6 points)
15	Gig Harbor	37.8% (±4.7 points)
16	Clover Creek	37.2% (±7.2 points)
17	Steilacoom	37.1% (±6.5 points)
18	Edgewood	32.0% (±5.3 points)
19	Ruston	31.2% (±12.6 points)
20	South Hill	29.5% (±2.5 points)
21	Fircrest	28.2% (±7.3 points)
22	Spanaway	26.3% (±3.2 points)
23	Frederickson	26.2% (±5.5 points)
24	Wollochet	25.3% (±8.2 points)
25	Buckley	21.6% (±11.1 points)
26	Bonney Lake	21.2% (±4.0 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Pierce County, ranked from highest to lowest.

South Hill 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 South Hill

How many renters are there in South Hill?

South Hill has an estimated 6,856 (±637) renting households, 29.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Hill?

In South Hill, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 29.5% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in South Hill?

A renting household in South Hill has 2.7 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Hill?

The median renting household in South Hill, WA has an income of $88,772 (±$6,802) a year, against $130,677 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 South Hill CDP, Washington (place:65922, 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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