What percentage of people rent in West Richland, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in West Richland, WA, 2020–2024
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16.6% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in West Richland, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 976 renting households against 4,914 that own their home.

In West Richland, the share of households that rent went from 15.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 16.6% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 976 (±206)
Median renter income: $55,882 (±$36,609)

Who rents and who owns in West Richland

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Richland	Benton County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	16.6% (±3.4 points)	32.4% (±1.2 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	976 (±206)	25,267 (±973)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,914 (±273)	52,779 (±1,037)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.5)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,882 (±$36,609)	$55,616 (±$3,121)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$127,594 (±$5,638)	$110,570 (±$3,629)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In West Richland, the renter share is lower than in Benton County (32.4%).

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

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

In Benton County, West Richland ranks 6 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 326 of 472.

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

How renting in West Richland 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	15.9% (±2.7 points)	16.6% (±3.4 points)	+0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,280 (±$198)	$1,590 (±$180)	+24.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$99,817 (±$7,488)	$119,892 (±$5,236)	+20.1%	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 West Richland

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Richland
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Richland	—	16.6% (±3.4 points)	—
Richland	4.8 mi	35.6% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Benton City	5.6 mi	27.5% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
West Pasco	11 mi	0.0% (±9.4 points)	Lower
Kennewick	13 mi	38.7% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Pasco	13 mi	29.1% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Finley	19 mi	17.0% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Prosser	20 mi	45.6% (±7.2 points)	Higher
Burbank	21 mi	13.3% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Pasco, WA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Richland, WA (35.6%), Kennewick, WA (38.7%), Pasco, WA (29.1%).

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

Households that rent across Benton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Prosser	45.6% (±7.2 points)
2	Kennewick	38.7% (±2.3 points)
3	Richland	35.6% (±2.6 points)
4	Benton City	27.5% (±12.1 points)
5	Finley	17.0% (±8.3 points)
6	West Richland	16.6% (±3.4 points)

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 West Richland

How many renters are there in West Richland?

West Richland has an estimated 976 (±206) renting households, 16.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Richland?

In West Richland, the share of households that rent went from 15.9% in 2015–2019 to 16.6% in 2020–2024 (+0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Richland?

A renting household in West Richland has 2.8 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Richland?

The median renting household in West Richland, WA has an income of $55,882 (±$36,609) a year, against $127,594 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 West Richland city, Washington (place:77665, 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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