What percentage of people rent in Terrace Heights, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Terrace Heights, WA, 2020–2024
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37.9% (±7.2 points) of the occupied homes in Terrace Heights, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,608 renting households against 2,633 that own their home.

In Terrace Heights, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (+10.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.9% (±7.2 points)
Renting households: 1,608 (±398)
Median renter income: $59,100 (±$43,452)

Who rents and who owns in Terrace Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Terrace Heights	Yakima County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.9% (±7.2 points)	38.2% (±1.1 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,608 (±398)	33,464 (±1,045)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,633 (±330)	54,244 (±939)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,100 (±$43,452)	$49,408 (±$1,966)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$106,442 (±$23,411)	$86,761 (±$2,176)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Terrace Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Yakima County (38.2%).

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

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

In Yakima County, Terrace Heights ranks 11 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 134 of 472.

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

How renting in Terrace Heights 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	27.4% (±6.0 points)	37.9% (±7.2 points)	+10.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,025 (±$133)	$1,196 (±$83)	+16.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,669 (±$8,288)	$83,016 (±$18,698)	+36.8%	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 Terrace Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Terrace Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Terrace Heights	—	37.9% (±7.2 points)	—
Moxee	3.1 mi	14.1% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Union Gap	4.1 mi	38.3% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Yakima	5.4 mi	46.2% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Selah	5.8 mi	40.6% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Gleed	8.9 mi	13.5% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Ahtanum	9.0 mi	25.7% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Summitview	10 mi	11.9% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Wapato	11 mi	47.6% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Moxee, WA (14.1%), Gleed, WA (13.5%), Summitview, WA (11.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Yakima, WA (46.2%).

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

Households that rent across Yakima County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4 (tie)	Sunnyside	45.0% (±5.7 points)
6	Toppenish	44.6% (±6.6 points)
7	Grandview	44.5% (±6.7 points)
8	Mabton	43.7% (±10.5 points)
9	Selah	40.6% (±9.0 points)
10	Union Gap	38.3% (±9.4 points)
11	Terrace Heights	37.9% (±7.2 points)
12	Harrah	36.7% (±9.4 points)
13	Zillah	30.4% (±8.5 points)
14	Tieton	27.6% (±12.3 points)
15	Ahtanum	25.7% (±11.4 points)
16	Moxee	14.1% (±9.2 points)
17	Gleed	13.5% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 18 places in Yakima County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Terrace Heights 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 Terrace Heights

How many renters are there in Terrace Heights?

Terrace Heights has an estimated 1,608 (±398) renting households, 37.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Terrace Heights?

In Terrace Heights, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (+10.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Terrace Heights?

A renting household in Terrace Heights has 2.1 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Terrace Heights?

The median renting household in Terrace Heights, WA has an income of $59,100 (±$43,452) a year, against $106,442 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 Terrace Heights CDP, Washington (place:70805, 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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