What percentage of people rent in El Mirage, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in El Mirage, AZ, 2020–2024
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30.3% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in El Mirage, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,370 renting households against 7,750 that own their home.

In El Mirage, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.3% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 3,370 (±403)
Median renter income: $72,371 (±$9,364)

Who rents and who owns in El Mirage

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	El Mirage	Maricopa County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.3% (±3.4 points)	34.8% (±0.3 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,370 (±403)	602,808 (±5,320)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,750 (±467)	1,127,888 (±7,022)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,371 (±$9,364)	$63,203 (±$842)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,110 (±$5,185)	$107,595 (±$699)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In El Mirage, the renter share is lower than in Maricopa County (34.8%).

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

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Maricopa County, El Mirage ranks 12 of 32 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 73 of 213.

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

How renting in El Mirage 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	36.3% (±3.1 points)	30.3% (±3.4 points)	−6.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,228 (±$47)	$1,806 (±$68)	+47.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$58,216 (±$2,777)	$78,050 (±$3,625)	+34.1%	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 El Mirage

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Mirage
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
El Mirage	—	30.3% (±3.4 points)	—
Youngtown	1.3 mi	35.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sun City	3.1 mi	15.8% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Sun City West	5.9 mi	11.9% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Litchfield Park	6.4 mi	15.2% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Citrus Park	7.9 mi	4.3% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Glendale	8.8 mi	42.8% (±1.3 points)	Higher
Surprise	9.1 mi	20.9% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Tolleson	11 mi	58.3% (±9.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Sun City, AZ (15.8%), Sun City West, AZ (11.9%), Litchfield Park, AZ (15.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Glendale, AZ (42.8%), Tolleson, AZ (58.3%).

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

Households that rent across Maricopa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Avondale	38.4% (±2.5 points)
7	Gila Bend	37.4% (±22.3 points)
8	Youngtown	35.9% (±6.2 points)
9	Mesa	35.6% (±0.8 points)
10	Chandler	35.0% (±1.2 points)
11	Scottsdale	33.0% (±1.1 points)
12	El Mirage	30.3% (±3.4 points)
13	Gilbert	26.9% (±1.1 points)
14	Peoria	24.0% (±1.3 points)
15	Goodyear	22.3% (±2.1 points)
16	Surprise	20.9% (±1.4 points)
17 (tie)	Wickenburg	16.6% (±5.1 points)
17 (tie)	Circle City	16.6% (±14.0 points)

Showing 13 of 32 places in Maricopa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 El Mirage

How many renters are there in El Mirage?

El Mirage has an estimated 3,370 (±403) renting households, 30.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in El Mirage?

In El Mirage, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.3% in 2020–2024 (−6.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in El Mirage?

A renting household in El Mirage has 3.5 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in El Mirage?

The median renting household in El Mirage, AZ has an income of $72,371 (±$9,364) a year, against $80,110 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 El Mirage city, Arizona (place:22220, 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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