What percentage of people rent in Lake of the Woods, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake of the Woods, AZ, 2020–2024
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18.4% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Lake of the Woods, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 274 renting households against 1,216 that own their home.

In Lake of the Woods, the share of households that rent went from 32.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−14.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.4% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 274 (±120)
Median renter income: $44,118 (±$30,936)

Who rents and who owns in Lake of the Woods

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake of the Woods	Navajo County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.4% (±7.5 points)	26.8% (±1.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	274 (±120)	10,742 (±706)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,216 (±205)	29,321 (±658)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,118 (±$30,936)	$43,363 (±$3,954)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,234 (±$9,223)	$58,695 (±$2,043)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Lake of the Woods, the renter share is lower than in Navajo County (26.8%).

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

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

In Navajo County, Lake of the Woods ranks 15 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 124 of 213.

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

How renting in Lake of the Woods 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	32.5% (±6.5 points)	18.4% (±7.5 points)	−14.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$790 (±$287)	$812 (±$253)	+2.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,539 (±$7,898)	$55,987 (±$9,046)	+31.6%	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 of the Woods

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake of the Woods
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake of the Woods	—	18.4% (±7.5 points)	—
Pinetop-Lakeside	1.6 mi	23.2% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wagon Wheel	3.6 mi	31.0% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pinetop Country Club	6.4 mi	3.3% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Show Low	8.2 mi	34.5% (±4.6 points)	Higher
North Fork	10 mi	30.1% (±16.0 points)	Not measurably different
Linden	11 mi	4.7% (±6.0 points)	Lower
White Mountain Lake	13 mi	15.7% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Taylor	21 mi	17.4% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pinetop Country Club, AZ (3.3%), Linden, AZ (4.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Show Low, AZ (34.5%).

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
9	Show Low	34.5% (±4.6 points)
10	Wagon Wheel	31.0% (±14.0 points)
11	North Fork	30.1% (±16.0 points)
12	Joseph City	27.3% (±14.3 points)
13	First Mesa	23.8% (±16.2 points)
14	Pinetop-Lakeside	23.2% (±7.8 points)
15	Lake of the Woods	18.4% (±7.5 points)
16	Taylor	17.4% (±9.2 points)
17	Snowflake	16.3% (±6.4 points)
18	White Mountain Lake	15.7% (±8.3 points)
19	Heber-Overgaard	12.9% (±7.7 points)
20	Linden	4.7% (±6.0 points)
21	Pinetop Country Club	3.3% (±2.6 points)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Navajo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake of the Woods 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 of the Woods

How many renters are there in Lake of the Woods?

Lake of the Woods has an estimated 274 (±120) renting households, 18.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake of the Woods?

In Lake of the Woods, the share of households that rent went from 32.5% in 2015–2019 to 18.4% in 2020–2024 (−14.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Lake of the Woods?

A renting household in Lake of the Woods has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake of the Woods?

The median renting household in Lake of the Woods, AZ has an income of $44,118 (±$30,936) a year, against $57,234 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 of the Woods CDP, Arizona (place:39790, 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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