What percentage of people rent in Spokane, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Spokane, WA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.2% (±1.1 points) of the occupied homes in Spokane, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 40,121 renting households against 57,325 that own their home.

In Spokane, the share of households that rent went from 44.8% in 2015–2019 to 41.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.2% (±1.1 points)
Renting households: 40,121 (±1,216)
Median renter income: $45,811 (±$2,487)

Who rents and who owns in Spokane

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spokane	Spokane County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.2% (±1.1 points)	35.5% (±0.8 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	40,121 (±1,216)	77,563 (±1,743)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	57,325 (±1,125)	140,832 (±1,653)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,811 (±$2,487)	$50,055 (±$1,710)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,085 (±$2,464)	$99,571 (±$2,111)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Spokane, the renter share is higher than in Spokane County (35.5%).

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

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

In Spokane County, Spokane ranks 6 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 99 of 472.

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

How renting in Spokane 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	44.8% (±1.1 points)	41.2% (±1.1 points)	−3.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$866 (±$15)	$1,215 (±$20)	+40.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$50,306 (±$1,157)	$70,064 (±$1,594)	+39.3%	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 Spokane

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spokane
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spokane	—	41.2% (±1.1 points)	—
Town and Country	4.2 mi	20.5% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Country Homes	5.6 mi	42.2% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Airway Heights	6.9 mi	71.1% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Fairwood (Spokane County)	6.9 mi	26.8% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Millwood	7.2 mi	36.2% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mead	8.7 mi	7.8% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Spokane Valley	9.3 mi	41.8% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Fairchild AFB	11 mi	100.0% (±5.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town and Country, WA (20.5%), Fairwood (Spokane County), WA (26.8%), Mead, WA (7.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Airway Heights, WA (71.1%), Fairchild AFB, WA (100.0%).

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

Households that rent across Spokane County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fairchild AFB	100.0% (±5.2 points)
2	Airway Heights	71.1% (±5.1 points)
3	Cheney	65.3% (±5.5 points)
4	Country Homes	42.2% (±6.6 points)
5	Spokane Valley	41.8% (±1.6 points)
6	Spokane	41.2% (±1.1 points)
7	Millwood	36.2% (±7.0 points)
8	Medical Lake	33.9% (±12.2 points)
9	Liberty Lake	33.0% (±6.6 points)
10	Deer Park	29.7% (±9.7 points)
11	Fairwood (Spokane County)	26.8% (±4.7 points)
12	Town and Country	20.5% (±6.3 points)

Showing 12 of 19 places in Spokane 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 Spokane

How many renters are there in Spokane?

Spokane has an estimated 40,121 (±1,216) renting households, 41.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spokane?

In Spokane, the share of households that rent went from 44.8% in 2015–2019 to 41.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Spokane?

A renting household in Spokane has 2.0 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spokane?

The median renting household in Spokane, WA has an income of $45,811 (±$2,487) a year, against $93,085 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 Spokane city, Washington (place:67000, 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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