What percentage of people rent in Fort Defiance, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Fort Defiance, AZ, 2020–2024
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48.2% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Fort Defiance, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 490 renting households against 527 that own their home.

In Fort Defiance, the share of households that rent went from 44.2% in 2015–2019 to 48.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.2% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 490 (±104)
Median renter income: $61,250 (±$14,254)

Who rents and who owns in Fort Defiance

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Defiance	Apache County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.2% (±8.4 points)	20.6% (±1.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	490 (±104)	4,339 (±354)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	527 (±114)	16,761 (±406)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.6)	3.1 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.6)	3.0 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$61,250 (±$14,254)	$48,070 (±$4,368)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$48,646 (±$22,880)	$40,037 (±$3,377)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Fort Defiance, the renter share is higher than in Apache County (20.6%).

It is also higher than in Arizona (32.6%).

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

In Apache County, Fort Defiance ranks 4 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 24 of 213.

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

How renting in Fort Defiance 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	44.2% (±6.0 points)	48.2% (±8.4 points)	+4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$504 (±$74)	$856 (±$82)	+69.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$35,375 (±$7,990)	$56,045 (±$5,257)	+58.4%	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 Fort Defiance

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Defiance
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fort Defiance	—	48.2% (±8.4 points)	—
Window Rock	5.3 mi	62.1% (±7.5 points)	Higher
St. Michaels	6.2 mi	9.4% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Navajo	11 mi	96.0% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Rock Springs	16 mi	2.3% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Gamerco	21 mi	44.8% (±26.4 points)	Not measurably different
Gallup	24 mi	47.9% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Church Rock	30 mi	33.3% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Iyanbito	36 mi	14.7% (±4.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. Michaels, AZ (9.4%), Rock Springs, NM (2.3%), Church Rock, NM (33.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Window Rock, AZ (62.1%), Navajo, NM (96.0%).

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

Households that rent across Apache County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Tsaile	68.9% (±9.1 points)
2	Window Rock	62.1% (±7.5 points)
3	Chinle	52.5% (±8.6 points)
4	Fort Defiance	48.2% (±8.4 points)
5	Springerville	23.8% (±7.6 points)
6	Eagar	15.5% (±11.0 points)
7	Lukachukai	11.5% (±6.0 points)
8	St. Michaels	9.4% (±6.2 points)
9	St. Johns	3.3% (±4.7 points)

Fort Defiance 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 Fort Defiance

How many renters are there in Fort Defiance?

Fort Defiance has an estimated 490 (±104) renting households, 48.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Fort Defiance?

In Fort Defiance, the share of households that rent went from 44.2% in 2015–2019 to 48.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Fort Defiance?

A renting household in Fort Defiance has 3.3 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Fort Defiance?

The median renting household in Fort Defiance, AZ has an income of $61,250 (±$14,254) a year, against $48,646 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 Fort Defiance CDP, Arizona (place:24460, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.