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Ownership %: Federal Reserve SCF, 2022
Liabilities
Holding %: Federal Reserve SCF 2022 & agency estimates
Net Worth
Overview By Percentile By Age
Cash Flow
Income Spending Taxes Debt Service Savings
Households
Overview By Age By Generation
Value of Residential Rental Real Estate
$10.3T Q4 2024
Source: Federal Reserve Z.1 Financial Accounts · Noncorporate business residential real estate at market value, Q4 snapshots, 2000–2024
Total Rental Housing Units
49.4M Q4 2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / HUD · Renter-occupied units plus vacant-for-rent units, Q4 snapshots, 2000–2025
Average Value per Rental Unit
$211,680 Q4 2024
Source: Federal Reserve Z.1 / Census / HUD · Total noncorporate residential RE value ÷ total rental housing units, Q4 snapshots, 2000–2024
Individual Tax Filers Reporting Rental Income
11.3M 2022
Source: IRS Statistics of Income, Table 1.4 · Individual returns reporting rental net income or net loss on Schedule E, 2000–2022
Average Monthly Rent
$1,467/mo 2025
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI / Census ACS · CPI Rent of Primary Residence index anchored to Census ACS median gross rent, annual, 2000–2025
Total Annual Gross Rental Income
$776.7B 2025
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, NIPA · Personal consumption expenditures on tenant-occupied nonfarm dwelling rent, annual, 2000–2025
Households Living in Rentals
45.9M Q4 2025
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / HUD · Renter-occupied housing units, Q4 snapshots, 2000–2025

Key Data

Summary metrics on U.S. residential rental properties, landlord ownership, and income.

Metric Value As Of Source
Value of Residential Rental Real Estate $10.3 Trillion Q4 2024 Fed Z.1
Average Value per Rental Unit $211,680 Q4 2024 Fed Z.1 / Census
Total Rental Housing Units 49.4 Million Q4 2025 Census / HUD
Renter-Occupied Households 45.9 Million Q4 2025 Census / HUD
Rental Vacancy Rate 7.2% Q4 2025 Census / HUD
Total Rental Properties ~19.3 Million 2021 RHFS
Individual Tax Filers with Rental Income 11.3 Million 2022 IRS SOI
Properties Owned by Individuals ~70% 2021 RHFS
Total Annual Gross Rental Income $776.7 Billion 2025 BEA / FRED
Average Monthly Rent $1,467/mo 2025 BLS CPI / ACS