What percentage of people rent in Sahuarita, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Sahuarita, AZ, 2020–2024
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19.0% (±3.5 points) of the occupied homes in Sahuarita, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,355 renting households against 10,047 that own their home.

In Sahuarita, the share of households that rent went from 17.6% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.0% (±3.5 points)
Renting households: 2,355 (±431)
Median renter income: $76,206 (±$16,545)

Who rents and who owns in Sahuarita

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sahuarita	Pima County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.0% (±3.5 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,355 (±431)	152,188 (±2,434)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,047 (±651)	285,639 (±2,378)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$76,206 (±$16,545)	$45,489 (±$939)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,497 (±$3,546)	$88,269 (±$1,559)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Sahuarita, 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, Sahuarita ranks 11 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 120 of 213.

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

How renting in Sahuarita 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	17.6% (±2.8 points)	19.0% (±3.5 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,392 (±$78)	$1,837 (±$122)	+32.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$80,525 (±$3,835)	$104,680 (±$5,721)	+30.0%	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 Sahuarita

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sahuarita
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sahuarita	—	19.0% (±3.5 points)	—
Green Valley	6.7 mi	13.8% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Summit	9.0 mi	33.1% (±11.0 points)	Higher
Corona de Tucson	11 mi	4.3% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Drexel Heights	15 mi	15.2% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Tucson	16 mi	48.2% (±0.8 points)	Higher
Valencia West	16 mi	7.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Vail	17 mi	8.9% (±3.4 points)	Lower
South Tucson	18 mi	65.6% (±7.4 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Green Valley, AZ (13.8%), Corona de Tucson, AZ (4.3%), Valencia West, AZ (7.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Summit, AZ (33.1%), Tucson, AZ (48.2%), 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
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)
16	Catalina	9.8% (±3.6 points)
17	Tucson Estates	9.7% (±3.5 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 Sahuarita

How many renters are there in Sahuarita?

Sahuarita has an estimated 2,355 (±431) renting households, 19.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sahuarita?

In Sahuarita, the share of households that rent went from 17.6% in 2015–2019 to 19.0% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sahuarita?

A renting household in Sahuarita has 2.8 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Sahuarita?

The median renting household in Sahuarita, AZ has an income of $76,206 (±$16,545) a year, against $109,497 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 Sahuarita town, Arizona (place:62140, 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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