What percentage of people rent in South Wenatchee, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in South Wenatchee, WA, 2020–2024
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38.8% (±16.4 points) of the occupied homes in South Wenatchee, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 166 renting households against 262 that own their home.

In South Wenatchee, the share of households that rent went from 23.1% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+15.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.8% (±16.4 points)
Renting households: 166 (±90)

Who rents and who owns in South Wenatchee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Wenatchee	Chelan County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.8% (±16.4 points)	35.4% (±2.4 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	166 (±90)	11,157 (±810)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	262 (±98)	20,363 (±731)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±1.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$53,153 (±$5,675)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,625 (±$51,411)	$104,723 (±$4,699)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In South Wenatchee, the renter share is not measurably different from Chelan County (35.4%).

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

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

In Chelan County, South Wenatchee ranks 4 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 123 of 472.

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

How renting in South Wenatchee 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% (±20.0 points)	38.8% (±16.4 points)	+15.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,023 (±$426)	$1,362 (±$88)	+33.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,231 (±$6,580)	$63,929 (±$50,097)	+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 South Wenatchee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Wenatchee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Wenatchee	—	38.8% (±16.4 points)	—
East Wenatchee	1.6 mi	41.0% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wenatchee	3.4 mi	46.2% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rock Island	7.0 mi	16.7% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Sunnyslope	8.2 mi	16.2% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Cashmere	12 mi	36.2% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Entiat	20 mi	19.8% (±8.3 points)	Lower
Waterville	20 mi	12.1% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Leavenworth	22 mi	48.4% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rock Island, WA (16.7%), Sunnyslope, WA (16.2%), Entiat, WA (19.8%).

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

Households that rent across Chelan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Leavenworth	48.4% (±9.8 points)
2	Wenatchee	46.2% (±3.2 points)
3	Chelan	43.6% (±8.8 points)
4	South Wenatchee	38.8% (±16.4 points)
5	Cashmere	36.2% (±9.3 points)
6	Manson	22.3% (±16.8 points)
7	Entiat	19.8% (±8.3 points)
8	Sunnyslope	16.2% (±8.3 points)

South Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee

How many renters are there in South Wenatchee?

South Wenatchee has an estimated 166 (±90) renting households, 38.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Wenatchee?

In South Wenatchee, the share of households that rent went from 23.1% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (+15.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Wenatchee?

A renting household in South Wenatchee has 3.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned 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 Wenatchee CDP, Washington (place:66185, 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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