What percentage of people rent in Sumas, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Sumas, WA, 2020–2024
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32.8% (±9.4 points) of the occupied homes in Sumas, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 177 renting households against 362 that own their home.

In Sumas, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.8% (±9.4 points)
Renting households: 177 (±67)
Median renter income: $40,568 (±$19,624)

Who rents and who owns in Sumas

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sumas	Whatcom County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.8% (±9.4 points)	36.3% (±1.2 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	177 (±67)	34,117 (±1,130)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	362 (±87)	59,904 (±1,153)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,568 (±$19,624)	$51,629 (±$3,483)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$113,750 (±$19,606)	$104,932 (±$3,176)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Sumas, the renter share is not measurably different from Whatcom County (36.3%).

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

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

In Whatcom County, Sumas ranks 5 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 172 of 472.

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

How renting in Sumas 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	27.8% (±8.0 points)	32.8% (±9.4 points)	+5.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$831 (±$57)	$1,585 (±$219)	+90.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$55,225 (±$8,915)	$89,375 (±$20,587)	+61.8%	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 Sumas

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sumas
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sumas	—	32.8% (±9.4 points)	—
Nooksack	5.2 mi	14.4% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Peaceful Valley	6.3 mi	30.0% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Everson	6.9 mi	37.3% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lynden	9.0 mi	33.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ferndale	18 mi	32.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Geneva	18 mi	7.7% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Bellingham	19 mi	55.4% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Sudden Valley	19 mi	7.2% (±3.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Nooksack, WA (14.4%), Geneva, WA (7.7%), Sudden Valley, WA (7.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bellingham, WA (55.4%).

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

Households that rent across Whatcom County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bellingham	55.4% (±1.7 points)
2	Marietta-Alderwood	42.4% (±8.1 points)
3	Everson	37.3% (±10.1 points)
4	Lynden	33.8% (±5.0 points)
5	Sumas	32.8% (±9.4 points)
6	Ferndale	32.4% (±6.5 points)
7	Peaceful Valley	30.0% (±12.2 points)
8	Blaine	28.9% (±5.8 points)
9	Birch Bay	17.9% (±5.6 points)
10	Nooksack	14.4% (±7.1 points)
11	Point Roberts	13.7% (±5.9 points)

Showing 11 of 13 places in Whatcom 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 Sumas

How many renters are there in Sumas?

Sumas has an estimated 177 (±67) renting households, 32.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sumas?

In Sumas, the share of households that rent went from 27.8% in 2015–2019 to 32.8% in 2020–2024 (+5.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sumas?

A renting household in Sumas has 2.3 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sumas?

The median renting household in Sumas, WA has an income of $40,568 (±$19,624) a year, against $113,750 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 Sumas city, Washington (place:68330, 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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