What percentage of people rent in Aspen, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Aspen, CO, 2020–2024
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42.9% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Aspen, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,763 renting households against 2,342 that own their home.

In Aspen, the share of households that rent went from 41.4% in 2015–2019 to 42.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.9% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 1,763 (±303)
Median renter income: $60,592 (±$10,531)

Who rents and who owns in Aspen

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Aspen	Pitkin County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.9% (±6.0 points)	37.2% (±4.5 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,763 (±303)	3,425 (±496)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,342 (±244)	5,790 (±427)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	1.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$60,592 (±$10,531)	$65,531 (±$11,709)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,500 (±$23,470)	$123,214 (±$15,683)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Aspen, the renter share is not measurably different from Pitkin County (37.2%).

It is also higher than in Colorado (33.8%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 48 of 339.

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

How renting in Aspen 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	41.4% (±6.6 points)	42.9% (±6.0 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,500 (±$155)	$2,081 (±$222)	+38.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$78,292 (±$9,511)	$74,033 (±$11,496)	−5.4%	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 Aspen

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Aspen
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Aspen	—	42.9% (±6.0 points)	—
Snowmass Village	5.9 mi	39.2% (±17.1 points)	Not measurably different
Basalt	16 mi	40.7% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
El Jebel	20 mi	24.2% (±15.0 points)	Lower
Marble	21 mi	40.0% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Crested Butte	21 mi	20.1% (±10.5 points)	Lower
Crested Butte	24 mi	31.6% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Carbondale	25 mi	36.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Leadville North	28 mi	37.4% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: El Jebel, CO (24.2%), Mount Crested Butte, CO (20.1%).

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

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 Aspen

How many renters are there in Aspen?

Aspen has an estimated 1,763 (±303) renting households, 42.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Aspen?

In Aspen, the share of households that rent went from 41.4% in 2015–2019 to 42.9% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Aspen?

A renting household in Aspen has 1.4 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Aspen?

The median renting household in Aspen, CO has an income of $60,592 (±$10,531) a year, against $107,500 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 Aspen city, Colorado (place:03620, in state:08).

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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