What percentage of people rent in Sells, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Sells, AZ, 2020–2024
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38.6% (±11.4 points) of the occupied homes in Sells, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 196 renting households against 312 that own their home.

In Sells, the share of households that rent went from 45.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.6% (±11.4 points)
Renting households: 196 (±74)
Median renter income: $52,083 (±$29,402)

Who rents and who owns in Sells

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Sells	Pima County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.6% (±11.4 points)	34.8% (±0.5 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	196 (±74)	152,188 (±2,434)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	312 (±100)	285,639 (±2,378)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.5 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,083 (±$29,402)	$45,489 (±$939)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$88,269 (±$1,559)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Sells, the renter share is not measurably different from Pima County (34.8%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Pima County, Sells ranks 3 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 43 of 213.

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

How renting in Sells 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	45.9% (±8.3 points)	38.6% (±11.4 points)	−7.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$448 (±$65)	$383 (±$95)	−14.5%	Down 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 Sells

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sells
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Sells	—	38.6% (±11.4 points)	—
Three Points	36 mi	11.2% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Picture Rocks	45 mi	6.0% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Avra Valley	46 mi	24.5% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Valencia West	47 mi	7.6% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Tucson Estates	47 mi	9.7% (±3.5 points)	Lower
Drexel Heights	51 mi	15.2% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Green Valley	51 mi	13.8% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Tubac	52 mi	9.2% (±8.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Three Points, AZ (11.2%), Picture Rocks, AZ (6.0%), Valencia West, AZ (7.6%).

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
1	South Tucson	65.6% (±7.4 points)
2	Tucson	48.2% (±0.8 points)
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)

Showing 9 of 24 places in Pima County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sells 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 Sells

How many renters are there in Sells?

Sells has an estimated 196 (±74) renting households, 38.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Sells?

In Sells, the share of households that rent went from 45.9% in 2015–2019 to 38.6% in 2020–2024 (−7.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Sells?

A renting household in Sells has 3.4 people on average, against 3.5 in an owned 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 Sells CDP, Arizona (place:65490, 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.