What percentage of people rent in Oro Valley, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Oro Valley, AZ, 2020–2024
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23.6% (±2.2 points) of the occupied homes in Oro Valley, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,136 renting households against 16,664 that own their home.

In Oro Valley, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 23.6% (±2.2 points)
Renting households: 5,136 (±518)
Median renter income: $68,101 (±$10,743)

Who rents and who owns in Oro Valley

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oro Valley	Pima County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	23.6% (±2.2 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,136 (±518)	152,188 (±2,434)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	16,664 (±620)	285,639 (±2,378)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,101 (±$10,743)	$45,489 (±$939)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$119,867 (±$6,427)	$88,269 (±$1,559)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Oro Valley, the renter share is lower than in Pima County (34.8%).

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

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

In Pima County, Oro Valley ranks 9 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 104 of 213.

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

How renting in Oro Valley 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	24.6% (±1.7 points)	23.6% (±2.2 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,237 (±$45)	$1,669 (±$49)	+34.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$83,341 (±$5,127)	$107,117 (±$6,232)	+28.5%	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 Oro Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oro Valley
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oro Valley	—	23.6% (±2.2 points)	—
Casas Adobes	5.8 mi	32.5% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Catalina	6.3 mi	9.8% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Flowing Wells	9.0 mi	30.7% (±5.4 points)	Higher
Marana	9.8 mi	16.3% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Catalina Foothills	9.8 mi	23.6% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different
Saddlebrooke	11 mi	4.6% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Tucson Mountains	11 mi	3.8% (±1.9 points)	Lower
South Tucson	16 mi	65.6% (±7.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Catalina, AZ (9.8%), Marana, AZ (16.3%), Saddlebrooke, AZ (4.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Casas Adobes, AZ (32.5%), Flowing Wells, AZ (30.7%), South Tucson, AZ (65.6%).

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

Households that rent across Pima County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Sells	38.6% (±11.4 points)
4	Summit	33.1% (±11.0 points)
5	Casas Adobes	32.5% (±1.8 points)
6	Flowing Wells	30.7% (±5.4 points)
7	Ajo	28.0% (±10.1 points)
8	Avra Valley	24.5% (±11.2 points)
9 (tie)	Oro Valley	23.6% (±2.2 points)
9 (tie)	Catalina Foothills	23.6% (±2.0 points)
11	Sahuarita	19.0% (±3.5 points)
12	Marana	16.3% (±1.9 points)
13	Drexel Heights	15.2% (±2.9 points)
14	Green Valley	13.8% (±2.3 points)
15	Three Points	11.2% (±6.1 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Pima County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Oro Valley

How many renters are there in Oro Valley?

Oro Valley has an estimated 5,136 (±518) renting households, 23.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oro Valley?

In Oro Valley, the share of households that rent went from 24.6% in 2015–2019 to 23.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oro Valley?

A renting household in Oro Valley has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oro Valley?

The median renting household in Oro Valley, AZ has an income of $68,101 (±$10,743) a year, against $119,867 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 Oro Valley town, Arizona (place:51600, 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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