What percentage of people rent in Rio Rico, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Rio Rico, AZ, 2020–2024
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15.0% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Rio Rico, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,079 renting households against 6,106 that own their home.

In Rio Rico, the share of households that rent went from 21.7% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.0% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 1,079 (±297)
Median renter income: $37,546 (±$12,089)

Who rents and who owns in Rio Rico

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rio Rico	Santa Cruz County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.0% (±4.1 points)	30.7% (±2.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,079 (±297)	5,217 (±463)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	6,106 (±422)	11,749 (±414)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.5)	2.8 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,546 (±$12,089)	$33,394 (±$2,768)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$67,099 (±$10,679)	$64,852 (±$5,733)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Rio Rico, the renter share is lower than in Santa Cruz County (30.7%).

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

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

In Santa Cruz County, Rio Rico ranks 3 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 148 of 213.

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

How renting in Rio Rico 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	21.7% (±4.6 points)	15.0% (±4.1 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$904 (±$181)	$1,091 (±$64)	+20.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$51,475 (±$3,071)	$61,348 (±$6,370)	+19.2%	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 Rio Rico

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rio Rico
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rio Rico	—	15.0% (±4.1 points)	—
Tubac	8.8 mi	9.2% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Nogales	9.9 mi	50.6% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Patagonia	15 mi	50.2% (±16.3 points)	Higher
Green Valley	24 mi	13.8% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sahuarita	30 mi	19.0% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Corona de Tucson	33 mi	4.3% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Summit	39 mi	33.1% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Huachuca City	39 mi	35.6% (±7.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Corona de Tucson, AZ (4.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Nogales, AZ (50.6%), Patagonia, AZ (50.2%), Summit, AZ (33.1%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Cruz County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Nogales	50.6% (±3.6 points)
2	Patagonia	50.2% (±16.3 points)
3	Rio Rico	15.0% (±4.1 points)
4	Tubac	9.2% (±8.8 points)

Rio Rico 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 Rio Rico

How many renters are there in Rio Rico?

Rio Rico has an estimated 1,079 (±297) renting households, 15.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rio Rico?

In Rio Rico, the share of households that rent went from 21.7% in 2015–2019 to 15.0% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Rio Rico?

A renting household in Rio Rico has 3.1 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rio Rico?

The median renting household in Rio Rico, AZ has an income of $37,546 (±$12,089) a year, against $67,099 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 Rio Rico CDP, Arizona (place:60180, 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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