What percentage of people rent in Yakima, WA?

Name: Renters and owners in Yakima, WA, 2020–2024
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46.2% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Yakima, WA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 16,489 renting households against 19,237 that own their home.

In Yakima, the share of households that rent went from 45.8% in 2015–2019 to 46.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.2% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 16,489 (±809)
Median renter income: $46,171 (±$3,606)

Who rents and who owns in Yakima

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Yakima	Yakima County	Washington	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.2% (±2.1 points)	38.2% (±1.1 points)	36.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	16,489 (±809)	33,464 (±1,045)	1,110,043 (±7,257)	45,017,354
Owning households	19,237 (±839)	54,244 (±939)	1,954,777 (±10,007)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,171 (±$3,606)	$49,408 (±$1,966)	$66,868 (±$600)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$84,501 (±$4,586)	$86,761 (±$2,176)	$119,764 (±$583)	$100,009

In Yakima, the renter share is higher than in Yakima County (38.2%).

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

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

In Yakima County, Yakima ranks 2 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 52 of 472.

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

How renting in Yakima 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	45.8% (±1.8 points)	46.2% (±2.1 points)	+0.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$820 (±$24)	$1,117 (±$31)	+36.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$44,950 (±$1,868)	$62,815 (±$2,328)	+39.7%	Up 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 Yakima

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Yakima
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Yakima	—	46.2% (±2.1 points)	—
Union Gap	3.7 mi	38.3% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Selah	3.8 mi	40.6% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Ahtanum	3.9 mi	25.7% (±11.4 points)	Lower
Summitview	5.1 mi	11.9% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Gleed	5.4 mi	13.5% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Terrace Heights	5.4 mi	37.9% (±7.2 points)	Lower
Moxee	7.5 mi	14.1% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Naches	12 mi	45.0% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ahtanum, WA (25.7%), Summitview, WA (11.9%), Gleed, WA (13.5%).

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
1	Wapato	47.6% (±7.9 points)
2	Yakima	46.2% (±2.1 points)
3	Granger	45.9% (±14.6 points)
4 (tie)	Naches	45.0% (±11.3 points)
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)

Showing 8 of 18 places in Yakima 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 Yakima

How many renters are there in Yakima?

Yakima has an estimated 16,489 (±809) renting households, 46.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Yakima?

In Yakima, the share of households that rent went from 45.8% in 2015–2019 to 46.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Yakima?

A renting household in Yakima has 2.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Yakima?

The median renting household in Yakima, WA has an income of $46,171 (±$3,606) a year, against $84,501 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 Yakima city, Washington (place:80010, 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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