What is the median rent in Kingman, AZ?

The median gross rent in Kingman, AZ is $1,058 (±$72) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 4,581 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Kingman, the median gross rent went from $875 in 2015–2019 to $1,058 in 2020–2024 (+20.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,058 (±$72)
Rented homes
4,581 (±520)
$2,000 or more
4.7%
Since 2015–2019
+20.9%

How much rent costs in Kingman

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentKingmanMohave CountyArizonaUnited States
Less than $5006.6% (±3.0 points)5.2%3.8%6.3%
$500 to $99937.9% (±7.2 points)36.6%15.4%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49944.1% (±7.4 points)37.4%28.4%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9996.7% (±3.1 points)14.4%27.9%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4993.6% (±3.3 points)4.2%15.1%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.3% (±0.4 points)0.7%5.5%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.8% (±1.3 points)1.5%3.9%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 44.1% of renting households.

4.7% of rented homes in Kingman cost $2,000 or more a month.

Kingman against Mohave County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
KingmanMohave CountyArizonaUnited States
Median gross rent$1,058 (±$72)$1,091 (±$28)$1,543 (±$7)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent4,581 (±520)23,889 (±1,068)889,339 (±6,896)42,849,984

In Kingman, median gross rent is not measurably different from Mohave County ($1,091).

It is also lower than in Arizona ($1,543).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Mohave County, Kingman ranks 6 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 96 of 178.

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

How rent in Kingman has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$875 (±$47)$1,058 (±$72)+20.9%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent33.3% (±3.1 points)31.6% (±3.0 points)−1.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate3.8% (±2.9 points)0.5% (±0.8 points)−3.3 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease

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.

Median gross rent in places near Kingman

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kingman
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Kingman—$1,058 (±$72)—
New Kingman-Butler3.3 mi$1,018 (±$153)Not measurably different
Golden Valley13 mi$1,134 (±$60)Not measurably different
Valle Vista16 mi$950 (±$777)Not measurably different
Bullhead City31 mi$1,079 (±$39)Not measurably different
Laughlin35 mi$1,112 (±$46)Not measurably different
Fort Mohave35 mi$1,010 (±$123)Not measurably different
Mohave Valley38 mi$1,299 (±$400)Not measurably different
Peach Springs39 mi$658 (±$149)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Peach Springs, AZ ($658).

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

Median gross rent across Mohave County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Colorado City$2,420 (±$541)
2Lake Havasu City$1,320 (±$78)
3Mohave Valley$1,299 (±$400)
4Golden Valley$1,134 (±$60)
5Bullhead City$1,079 (±$39)
6Kingman$1,058 (±$72)
7New Kingman-Butler$1,018 (±$153)
8Fort Mohave$1,010 (±$123)
9Valle Vista$950 (±$777)
10Golden Shores$939 (±$96)
11Beaver Dam$901 (±$816)
12Peach Springs$658 (±$149)

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 Kingman

What is the average rent in Kingman, AZ?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Kingman is $1,058 (±$72) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Kingman?

In Kingman, the median gross rent went from $875 in 2015–2019 to $1,058 in 2020–2024 (+20.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Kingman cost more than $2,000 a month?

4.7% of rented homes in Kingman have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 6.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Kingman higher than in Mohave County?

In Kingman, median gross rent is not measurably different from Mohave County ($1,091).

It is also lower than in Arizona ($1,543).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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) for Kingman city, Arizona (place:37620, in state:04).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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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.

Figures last updated on .

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