What percentage of people rent in Willcox, AZ?

Name: Renters and owners in Willcox, AZ, 2020–2024
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44.2% (±11.3 points) of the occupied homes in Willcox, AZ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 532 renting households against 672 that own their home.

In Willcox, the share of households that rent went from 47.3% in 2015–2019 to 44.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.2% (±11.3 points)
Renting households: 532 (±166)
Median renter income: $22,672 (±$14,530)

Who rents and who owns in Willcox

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willcox	Cochise County	Arizona	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.2% (±11.3 points)	29.0% (±1.4 points)	32.6% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	532 (±166)	14,769 (±767)	931,983 (±7,038)	45,017,354
Owning households	672 (±163)	36,213 (±814)	1,924,098 (±9,729)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$22,672 (±$14,530)	$42,376 (±$4,382)	$57,682 (±$588)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,500 (±$4,937)	$68,623 (±$2,252)	$94,251 (±$543)	$100,009

In Willcox, the renter share is higher than in Cochise County (29.0%).

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

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

In Cochise County, Willcox ranks 1 of 13 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 29 of 213.

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

How renting in Willcox 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	47.3% (±8.0 points)	44.2% (±11.3 points)	−3.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$576 (±$130)	$1,024 (±$79)	+77.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$36,756 (±$12,383)	$43,929 (±$12,693)	+19.5%	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 Willcox

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willcox
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Willcox	—	44.2% (±11.3 points)	—
Swift Trail Junction	34 mi	33.8% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different
St. David	34 mi	9.3% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Cactus Flats	36 mi	8.5% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Benson	37 mi	40.5% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Thatcher	39 mi	27.8% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Tombstone	39 mi	27.1% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Mescal	40 mi	10.0% (±7.4 points)	Lower
Safford	41 mi	28.5% (±5.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: St. David, AZ (9.3%), Cactus Flats, AZ (8.5%), Thatcher, AZ (27.8%).

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

Households that rent across Cochise County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Willcox	44.2% (±11.3 points)
2	Benson	40.5% (±7.9 points)
3	Sierra Vista	38.0% (±2.2 points)
4	Douglas	37.4% (±5.2 points)
5	Huachuca City	35.6% (±7.6 points)
6	Pirtleville	32.0% (±15.1 points)
7	Bisbee	29.4% (±6.2 points)

Showing 7 of 13 places in Cochise 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 Willcox

How many renters are there in Willcox?

Willcox has an estimated 532 (±166) renting households, 44.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Willcox?

In Willcox, the share of households that rent went from 47.3% in 2015–2019 to 44.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Willcox?

A renting household in Willcox has 2.3 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Willcox?

The median renting household in Willcox, AZ has an income of $22,672 (±$14,530) a year, against $60,500 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 Willcox city, Arizona (place:83090, 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.