Median Net Worth of Renter Families
Net worth of the renter family in the middle, 2025 dollars, every three years
Where the Median Net Worth of Renter Families stands now
The Median Net Worth of Renter Families was $11,000 in December 2025, down from the $11,000 peak in December 2022.
How the Median Net Worth of Renter Families has moved since 1989
What the renter family in the middle is worth, in 2025 dollars, survey by survey
Median net worth, families that rent or otherwise do not own their home, thousands of 2025 dollars, Survey of Consumer Finances: $11,000 in December 2025. Event-driven, 1989–2025.
What the Median Net Worth of Renter Families measures
Measurement basis: Median net worth of families whose head rents or otherwise does not own the home, in 2025 dollars, from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finances, historical tables, Table 4 (family net worth by selected characteristics, 'Renter or other'). Net worth is everything the family owns minus everything it owes. The survey runs every three years, 1989 to 2025; each reading is dated to the last day of its survey year. The Fed publishes the medians in thousands of 2025 dollars, so the stored value is the published figure times one thousand. The next survey (2028) is expected in late 2029.
A lower amount is worse for households.
Median Net Worth of Renter Families by release, 1989 to 2025
| Release | Amount | Change from a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | $11K | — |
| Dec 2022 | $11K | — |
| Dec 2019 | $8K | — |
| Dec 2016 | $7K | — |
| Dec 2013 | $8K | — |
| Dec 2010 | $8K | — |
| Dec 2007 | $8K | — |
| Dec 2004 | $7K | — |
| Dec 2001 | $9K | — |
| Dec 1998 | $9K | — |
| Dec 1995 | $10K | — |
| Dec 1992 | $7K | — |
| Dec 1989 | $5K | — |
Event-driven · Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Consumer Finances
Counties with the highest safety net and buffer scores
There's no county figure for this measure, so this list uses the safety net and buffer part of our County Distress Index.
| Rank | County | Score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choctaw County, OK | 94.8 |
| 2 | Stewart County, GA | 94.2 |
| 3 | Noxubee County, MS | 94.2 |
| 4 | Hudspeth County, TX | 94 |
| 5 | Brooks County, TX | 94 |
| 6 | Lake County, TN | 94 |
| 7 | Duval County, TX | 93.9 |
| 8 | Ripley County, MO | 93.5 |
| 9 | Dunklin County, MO | 93.3 |
| 10 | Quitman County, GA | 93.2 |
Questions about the Median Net Worth of Renter Families
What is a renter family's net worth?
Everything the family owns, such as bank accounts, retirement savings and a car, minus everything it owes, such as cards, car loans and student loans. There is no home in it, which is the main reason it is small.
Why use the median and not the average?
The average is pulled up by a few wealthy families. The median is the family in the middle: half of renter families have more, half have less.
Are the surveys comparable over time?
Yes. The Federal Reserve publishes every survey in 2025 dollars, so a comparison between the 2022 and 2025 surveys is after inflation.
How often does this update?
Every three years. The next survey (2028) is expected in late 2029, and this page will carry it when the Fed publishes the historical tables.
Sources and method for the Median Net Worth of Renter Families
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Survey of Consumer Finances Measurement basis: Median net worth of families whose head rents or otherwise does not own the home, in 2025 dollars, from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finances, historical tables, Table 4 (family net worth by selected characteristics, 'Renter or other'). Net worth is everything the family owns minus everything it owes. The survey runs every three years, 1989 to 2025; each reading is dated to the last day of its survey year. The Fed publishes the medians in thousands of 2025 dollars, so the stored value is the published figure times one thousand. The next survey (2028) is expected in late 2029. We use the event-driven figures as published, from December 1989 through December 2025, with no adjustment of our own. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s report (1) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s report (2)
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