What percentage of people rent in Lake Montezuma, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Montezuma, AZ, 2020–2024
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34.8% (±10.4 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Montezuma, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 908 renting households against 1,702 that own their home.

In Lake Montezuma, the share of households that rent went from 32.8% in 2015–2019 to 34.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.8% (±10.4 points)
Renting households: 908 (±347)
Median renter income: $48,571 (±$19,282)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Montezuma

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Montezuma	Yavapai County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.8% (±10.4 points)	24.9% (±1.2 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	908 (±347)	27,716 (±1,353)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,702 (±429)	83,441 (±1,402)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,571 (±$19,282)	$53,668 (±$3,851)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,188 (±$26,365)	$77,724 (±$1,899)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Lake Montezuma, the renter share is not measurably different from Yavapai County (24.9%).

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

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

In Yavapai County, Lake Montezuma ranks 4 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 55 of 213.

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

How renting in Lake Montezuma 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	32.8% (±10.1 points)	34.8% (±10.4 points)	+2.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$894 (±$91)	$1,238 (±$395)	+38.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,883 (±$5,356)	$64,455 (±$24,940)	+61.6%	No measurable change 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 Lake Montezuma

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Montezuma
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Montezuma	—	34.8% (±10.4 points)	—
Camp Verde	5.6 mi	23.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Cornville	9.3 mi	18.5% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)	10 mi	30.7% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Verde Village	12 mi	20.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Cottonwood	13 mi	46.4% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sedona	15 mi	27.4% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Clarkdale	17 mi	25.1% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Jerome	19 mi	46.6% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cornville, AZ (18.5%), Verde Village, AZ (20.0%).

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

Households that rent across Yavapai County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Bagdad	95.1% (±6.0 points)
2	Jerome	46.6% (±17.8 points)
3	Cottonwood	46.4% (±6.2 points)
4	Lake Montezuma	34.8% (±10.4 points)
5	Prescott	32.0% (±2.1 points)
6	Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)	30.7% (±8.5 points)
7	Prescott Valley	27.7% (±2.5 points)
8	Sedona	27.4% (±4.5 points)
9	Spring Valley	25.2% (±11.7 points)
10	Clarkdale	25.1% (±8.8 points)

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

Lake Montezuma 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 Lake Montezuma

How many renters are there in Lake Montezuma?

Lake Montezuma has an estimated 908 (±347) renting households, 34.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Montezuma?

In Lake Montezuma, the share of households that rent went from 32.8% in 2015–2019 to 34.8% in 2020–2024 (+2.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Montezuma?

A renting household in Lake Montezuma has 1.7 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Montezuma?

The median renting household in Lake Montezuma, AZ has an income of $48,571 (±$19,282) a year, against $83,188 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 Lake Montezuma CDP, Arizona (place:39720, 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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