Housing Owner-Occupied % of Units, by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — Washington

NOTE: Gray indicates insufficient data or a suppressed estimate.

Owner-occupancy rates across Washington state exhibit a clear urban-rural divide, with the Seattle-Tacoma metro corridor and areas around Spokane displaying notably lower rates (40–55%), likely driven by dense rental housing markets, while surrounding suburban and rural zip codes in eastern Washington and the Olympic Peninsula periphery trend toward 75–90%. Several university-adjacent zip codes—particularly around Pullman, Ellensburg, and Bellingham—stand out as dark purple pockets with owner-occupancy rates well below 40%, consistent with high concentrations of student rental housing. The agricultural regions of the Columbia Basin and south-central Washington generally maintain moderate-to-high ownership rates in the 65–80% range, though scattered yellow-coded zip codes suggest pockets of elevated ownership near retirement-friendly or amenity-rich communities.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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