What percentage of people rent in Tumwater, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Tumwater, WA, 2020–2024
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37.5% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Tumwater, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,097 renting households against 6,832 that own their home.

In Tumwater, the share of households that rent went from 45.0% in 2015–2019 to 37.5% in 2020–2024 (−7.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.5% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 4,097 (±455)
Median renter income: $70,350 (±$4,021)

Who rents and who owns in Tumwater

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tumwater	Thurston County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.5% (±3.5 points)	32.3% (±1.1 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,097 (±455)	38,412 (±1,278)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,832 (±433)	80,487 (±1,525)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$70,350 (±$4,021)	$62,625 (±$3,206)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,591 (±$10,947)	$114,954 (±$2,425)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Tumwater, the renter share is higher than in Thurston County (32.3%).

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

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

In Thurston County, Tumwater ranks 3 of 11 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 138 of 472.

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

How renting in Tumwater 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	45.0% (±3.2 points)	37.5% (±3.5 points)	−7.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,196 (±$38)	$1,779 (±$65)	+48.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$69,685 (±$5,783)	$95,212 (±$9,459)	+36.6%	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 Tumwater

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tumwater
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tumwater	—	37.5% (±3.5 points)	—
Olympia	3.7 mi	50.2% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Lacey	6.7 mi	44.1% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Tanglewilde	7.7 mi	32.7% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tenino	9.7 mi	24.0% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Rainier	13 mi	14.2% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Yelm	13 mi	33.4% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Rochester	14 mi	13.6% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Bucoda	14 mi	24.7% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tenino, WA (24.0%), Rainier, WA (14.2%), Rochester, WA (13.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Olympia, WA (50.2%), Lacey, WA (44.1%).

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

Households that rent across Thurston County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Olympia	50.2% (±2.1 points)
2	Lacey	44.1% (±2.4 points)
3	Tumwater	37.5% (±3.5 points)
4	Yelm	33.4% (±6.0 points)
5	Tanglewilde	32.7% (±8.4 points)
6	Grand Mound	26.4% (±12.9 points)
7	North Yelm	25.3% (±13.2 points)
8	Bucoda	24.7% (±12.4 points)
9	Tenino	24.0% (±6.6 points)

Showing 9 of 11 places in Thurston 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 Tumwater

How many renters are there in Tumwater?

Tumwater has an estimated 4,097 (±455) renting households, 37.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tumwater?

In Tumwater, the share of households that rent went from 45.0% in 2015–2019 to 37.5% in 2020–2024 (−7.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Tumwater?

A renting household in Tumwater has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tumwater?

The median renting household in Tumwater, WA has an income of $70,350 (±$4,021) a year, against $114,591 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 Tumwater city, Washington (place:72905, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.