What percentage of people rent in Center, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Center, CO, 2020–2024
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30.2% (±12.7 points) of the occupied homes in Center, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 311 renting households against 720 that own their home.

In Center, the share of households that rent went from 45.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (−15.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.2% (±12.7 points)
Renting households: 311 (±137)

Who rents and who owns in Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Center	Saguache County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.2% (±12.7 points)	23.1% (±5.2 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	311 (±137)	784 (±187)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	720 (±172)	2,613 (±180)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	1.7 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$25,167 (±$13,626)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$58,042 (±$6,168)	$58,802 (±$9,560)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Center, the renter share is not measurably different from Saguache County (23.1%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (33.8%).

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

In Saguache County, Center ranks 4 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 147 of 339.

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

How renting in Center 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	45.3% (±8.2 points)	30.2% (±12.7 points)	−15.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$434 (±$98)	$490 (±$444)	+12.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,250 (±$11,844)	$45,750 (±$22,835)	+41.9%	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 Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Center	—	30.2% (±12.7 points)	—
Monte Vista	12 mi	39.7% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hooper	13 mi	30.0% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Del Norte	14 mi	31.9% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Moffat	21 mi	71.9% (±28.8 points)	Higher
Alamosa	23 mi	55.7% (±7.1 points)	Higher
Saguache	23 mi	44.9% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Alamosa East	24 mi	27.6% (±15.0 points)	Not measurably different
Crestone	28 mi	32.6% (±43.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Moffat, CO (71.9%), Alamosa, CO (55.7%).

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

Households that rent across Saguache County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Moffat	71.9% (±28.8 points)
2	Saguache	44.9% (±20.9 points)
3	Crestone	32.6% (±43.4 points)
4	Center	30.2% (±12.7 points)

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 Center

How many renters are there in Center?

Center has an estimated 311 (±137) renting households, 30.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Center?

In Center, the share of households that rent went from 45.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.2% in 2020–2024 (−15.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Center?

A renting household in Center has 2.0 people on average, against 2.1 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 Center town, Colorado (place:12855, 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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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.