What percentage of people rent in Prescott, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Prescott, AZ, 2020–2024
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32.0% (±2.1 points) of the occupied homes in Prescott, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,293 renting households against 15,500 that own their home.

In Prescott, the share of households that rent went from 32.8% in 2015–2019 to 32.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.0% (±2.1 points)
Renting households: 7,293 (±534)
Median renter income: $48,078 (±$8,770)

Who rents and who owns in Prescott

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Prescott	Yavapai County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.0% (±2.1 points)	24.9% (±1.2 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	7,293 (±534)	27,716 (±1,353)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	15,500 (±552)	83,441 (±1,402)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,078 (±$8,770)	$53,668 (±$3,851)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,203 (±$5,906)	$77,724 (±$1,899)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Prescott, the renter share is higher than in Yavapai County (24.9%).

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

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

In Yavapai County, Prescott ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 65 of 213.

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

How renting in Prescott 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% (±2.2 points)	32.0% (±2.1 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$893 (±$47)	$1,395 (±$74)	+56.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$55,734 (±$3,096)	$70,874 (±$4,899)	+27.2%	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 Prescott

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Prescott
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Prescott	—	32.0% (±2.1 points)	—
Prescott Valley	7.3 mi	27.7% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Williamson	9.4 mi	7.9% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Chino Valley	10 mi	16.9% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Dewey-Humboldt	12 mi	11.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Wilhoit	16 mi	19.1% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Paulden	21 mi	7.1% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Jerome	22 mi	46.6% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Valley	24 mi	25.2% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Prescott Valley, AZ (27.7%), Williamson, AZ (7.9%), Chino Valley, AZ (16.9%).

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)
11	Camp Verde	23.8% (±6.2 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Yavapai 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 Prescott

How many renters are there in Prescott?

Prescott has an estimated 7,293 (±534) renting households, 32.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Prescott?

In Prescott, the share of households that rent went from 32.8% in 2015–2019 to 32.0% in 2020–2024 (−0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Prescott?

A renting household in Prescott has 1.8 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Prescott?

The median renting household in Prescott, AZ has an income of $48,078 (±$8,770) a year, against $86,203 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 Prescott city, Arizona (place:57380, 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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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.