What percentage of people rent in Kayenta, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Kayenta, AZ, 2020–2024
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46.2% (±13.7 points) of the occupied homes in Kayenta, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 691 renting households against 804 that own their home.

In Kayenta, the share of households that rent went from 57.3% in 2015–2019 to 46.2% in 2020–2024 (−11.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.2% (±13.7 points)
Renting households: 691 (±229)
Median renter income: $48,821 (±$18,393)

Who rents and who owns in Kayenta

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kayenta	Navajo County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.2% (±13.7 points)	26.8% (±1.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	691 (±229)	10,742 (±706)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	804 (±242)	29,321 (±658)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.5)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,821 (±$18,393)	$43,363 (±$3,954)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,271 (±$5,713)	$58,695 (±$2,043)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Kayenta, the renter share is higher than in Navajo County (26.8%).

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

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

In Navajo County, Kayenta ranks 4 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 27 of 213.

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

How renting in Kayenta 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	57.3% (±7.5 points)	46.2% (±13.7 points)	−11.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$618 (±$66)	$772 (±$254)	+24.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$31,389 (±$8,382)	$58,423 (±$7,579)	+86.1%	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 Kayenta

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kayenta
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kayenta	—	46.2% (±13.7 points)	—
Pinon	43 mi	44.2% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Kaibito	48 mi	22.8% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Bluff	54 mi	20.2% (±18.9 points)	Lower
Chinle	54 mi	52.5% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lukachukai	61 mi	11.5% (±6.0 points)	Lower
First Mesa	61 mi	23.8% (±16.2 points)	Lower
Shongopovi	65 mi	37.3% (±22.0 points)	Not measurably different
Tsaile	65 mi	68.9% (±9.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kaibito, AZ (22.8%), Bluff, UT (20.2%), Lukachukai, AZ (11.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tsaile, AZ (68.9%).

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

Households that rent across Navajo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Dilkon	67.9% (±8.6 points)
2	Cibecue	60.2% (±14.4 points)
3	Whiteriver	49.1% (±11.2 points)
4	Kayenta	46.2% (±13.7 points)
5	Winslow	46.0% (±6.4 points)
6	Pinon	44.2% (±16.2 points)
7	Holbrook	39.1% (±9.3 points)
8	Shongopovi	37.3% (±22.0 points)
9	Show Low	34.5% (±4.6 points)
10	Wagon Wheel	31.0% (±14.0 points)

Showing 10 of 21 places in Navajo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Kayenta 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 Kayenta

How many renters are there in Kayenta?

Kayenta has an estimated 691 (±229) renting households, 46.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kayenta?

In Kayenta, the share of households that rent went from 57.3% in 2015–2019 to 46.2% in 2020–2024 (−11.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Kayenta?

A renting household in Kayenta has 3.2 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kayenta?

The median renting household in Kayenta, AZ has an income of $48,821 (±$18,393) a year, against $59,271 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 Kayenta CDP, Arizona (place:36990, 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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