What percentage of people rent in Ajo, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Ajo, AZ, 2020–2024
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28.0% (±10.1 points) of the occupied homes in Ajo, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 419 renting households against 1,077 that own their home.

In Ajo, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 28.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.0% (±10.1 points)
Renting households: 419 (±155)
Median renter income: $34,673 (±$10,944)

Who rents and who owns in Ajo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ajo	Pima County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.0% (±10.1 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	419 (±155)	152,188 (±2,434)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,077 (±228)	285,639 (±2,378)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,673 (±$10,944)	$45,489 (±$939)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,179 (±$11,040)	$88,269 (±$1,559)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Ajo, the renter share is not measurably different from Pima County (34.8%).

It is not measurably different from Arizona (32.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Pima County, Ajo ranks 7 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 81 of 213.

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

How renting in Ajo 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	30.7% (±8.3 points)	28.0% (±10.1 points)	−2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$860 (±$86)	$838 (±$158)	−2.6%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$36,743 (±$3,013)	$53,958 (±$4,644)	+46.9%	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 Ajo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ajo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ajo	—	28.0% (±10.1 points)	—
Gila Bend	41 mi	37.4% (±22.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ak-Chin Village	64 mi	92.2% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Goodyear	67 mi	22.3% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Sells	68 mi	38.6% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Maricopa	68 mi	16.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Avondale	71 mi	38.4% (±2.5 points)	Not measurably different
Buckeye	73 mi	14.0% (±1.7 points)	Lower
Casa Grande	74 mi	27.2% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Maricopa, AZ (16.4%), Buckeye, AZ (14.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ak-Chin Village, AZ (92.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Pima County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	South Tucson	65.6% (±7.4 points)
2	Tucson	48.2% (±0.8 points)
3	Sells	38.6% (±11.4 points)
4	Summit	33.1% (±11.0 points)
5	Casas Adobes	32.5% (±1.8 points)
6	Flowing Wells	30.7% (±5.4 points)
7	Ajo	28.0% (±10.1 points)
8	Avra Valley	24.5% (±11.2 points)
9 (tie)	Oro Valley	23.6% (±2.2 points)
9 (tie)	Catalina Foothills	23.6% (±2.0 points)
11	Sahuarita	19.0% (±3.5 points)
12	Marana	16.3% (±1.9 points)
13	Drexel Heights	15.2% (±2.9 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Pima County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ajo is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Ajo

How many renters are there in Ajo?

Ajo has an estimated 419 (±155) renting households, 28.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ajo?

In Ajo, the share of households that rent went from 30.7% in 2015–2019 to 28.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ajo?

A renting household in Ajo has 1.8 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ajo?

The median renting household in Ajo, AZ has an income of $34,673 (±$10,944) a year, against $65,179 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 Ajo CDP, Arizona (place:00870, in state:04).

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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