What percentage of people rent in Cheyenne Wells, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Cheyenne Wells, CO, 2020–2024
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32.4% (±12.3 points) of the occupied homes in Cheyenne Wells, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 151 renting households against 315 that own their home.

In Cheyenne Wells, the share of households that rent went from 33.4% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.4% (±12.3 points)
Renting households: 151 (±70)
Median renter income: $48,984 (±$41,506)

Who rents and who owns in Cheyenne Wells

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cheyenne Wells	Cheyenne County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.4% (±12.3 points)	27.4% (±8.5 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	151 (±70)	215 (±75)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	315 (±63)	570 (±77)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,984 (±$41,506)	$48,967 (±$15,526)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$73,984 (±$27,436)	$80,556 (±$19,527)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Cheyenne Wells, the renter share is not measurably different from Cheyenne County (27.4%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 129 of 339.

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

How renting in Cheyenne Wells 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	33.4% (±9.6 points)	32.4% (±12.3 points)	−1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$467 (±$106)	$943 (±$130)	+101.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$45,917 (±$7,563)	$72,759 (±$25,086)	+58.5%	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 Cheyenne Wells

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cheyenne Wells
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cheyenne Wells	—	32.4% (±12.3 points)	—
Weskan Township	23 mi	39.7% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Kit Carson	24 mi	28.7% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sheridan Lake	25 mi	68.0% (±29.0 points)	Higher
Sharon Springs	33 mi	24.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Eads	33 mi	21.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
McPherson Township (Sherman County)	33 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sharon Springs Township	33 mi	21.9% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bethune	34 mi	35.8% (±23.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sheridan Lake, CO (68.0%).

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 Cheyenne Wells

How many renters are there in Cheyenne Wells?

Cheyenne Wells has an estimated 151 (±70) renting households, 32.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cheyenne Wells?

In Cheyenne Wells, the share of households that rent went from 33.4% in 2015–2019 to 32.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cheyenne Wells?

A renting household in Cheyenne Wells has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cheyenne Wells?

The median renting household in Cheyenne Wells, CO has an income of $48,984 (±$41,506) a year, against $73,984 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 Cheyenne Wells town, Colorado (place:14175, 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.