What percentage of people rent in Sultan, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sultan, WA, 2020–2024
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17.3% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Sultan, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 370 renting households against 1,774 that own their home.

In Sultan, the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.3% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 370 (±162)

Who rents and who owns in Sultan

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sultan	Snohomish County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.3% (±7.6 points)	31.8% (±0.6 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	370 (±162)	100,610 (±1,950)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,774 (±261)	215,602 (±2,082)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±1.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$71,600 (±$2,016)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$111,354 (±$36,713)	$136,044 (±$1,844)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Sultan, the renter share is lower than in Snohomish County (31.8%).

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

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

In Snohomish County, Sultan ranks 30 of 55 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 316 of 472.

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

How renting in Sultan 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	25.0% (±6.8 points)	17.3% (±7.6 points)	−7.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,288 (±$138)	$1,729 (±$153)	+34.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$79,023 (±$5,547)	$94,730 (±$24,490)	+19.9%	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 Sultan

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sultan
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sultan	—	17.3% (±7.6 points)	—
Woods Creek	4.6 mi	3.5% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Gold Bar	5.3 mi	9.5% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Monroe	8.4 mi	28.5% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Monroe North	8.5 mi	3.1% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Chain Lake	8.7 mi	11.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Three Lakes	10.0 mi	3.8% (±3.7 points)	Lower
High Bridge	11 mi	6.5% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Index	12 mi	0.0% (±40.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woods Creek, WA (3.5%), Monroe North, WA (3.1%), Three Lakes, WA (3.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Monroe, WA (28.5%).

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

Households that rent across Snohomish County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
24	Picnic Point	21.0% (±4.9 points)
25	Lake Cassidy	20.4% (±8.4 points)
26	Arlington Heights	20.1% (±23.0 points)
27	Machias	19.8% (±13.1 points)
28	Clearview	18.9% (±12.6 points)
29	Mill Creek East	17.4% (±3.5 points)
30	Sultan	17.3% (±7.6 points)
31	Granite Falls	16.1% (±5.2 points)
32	Lochsloy	15.6% (±7.9 points)
33	Cathcart	14.3% (±11.8 points)
34	Fobes Hill	13.6% (±6.5 points)
35	Sisco Heights	13.2% (±6.0 points)
36	Canyon Creek	11.7% (±8.8 points)

Showing 13 of 55 places in Snohomish 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 Sultan

How many renters are there in Sultan?

Sultan has an estimated 370 (±162) renting households, 17.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sultan?

In Sultan, the share of households that rent went from 25.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.3% in 2020–2024 (−7.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sultan?

A renting household in Sultan has 3.3 people on average, against 2.8 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 Sultan city, Washington (place:68260, 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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