Who owns and who rents in Washington?

The share of households that own versus rent in Washington, DC, how that split has changed since 2015 and how it compares with the county, state and nation.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

Washington's housing is split like this.

Homeowner households: 41% — U.S.: 65%

Occupied households

• Own: 132288
• Rent: 189268

Homeownership rate

• Washington: 41.1
• District of Columbia: 41.1
• DC: 41.1
• U.S.: 65

What it means

41% of households here own their home — 24 percentage points lower than the national rate of 65%.

That split has barely moved since 2015.