What percentage of people rent in Olathe, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Olathe, CO, 2020–2024
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36.3% (±15.0 points) of the occupied homes in Olathe, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 184 renting households against 323 that own their home.

In Olathe, the share of households that rent went from 30.1% in 2015–2019 to 36.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.3% (±15.0 points)
Renting households: 184 (±97)
Median renter income: $46,667 (±$33,410)

Who rents and who owns in Olathe

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Olathe	Montrose County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.3% (±15.0 points)	24.6% (±2.3 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	184 (±97)	4,446 (±438)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	323 (±99)	13,623 (±474)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±1.5)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$46,667 (±$33,410)	$46,997 (±$10,261)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$57,188 (±$22,698)	$80,116 (±$5,362)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Olathe, the renter share is not measurably different from Montrose County (24.6%).

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

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

In Montrose County, Olathe ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 102 of 339.

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

How renting in Olathe 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	30.1% (±9.4 points)	36.3% (±15.0 points)	+6.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$714 (±$56)	$967 (±$99)	+35.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$42,946 (±$13,545)	$55,767 (±$19,007)	+29.9%	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 Olathe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Olathe
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Olathe	—	36.3% (±15.0 points)	—
Delta	12 mi	34.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Montrose	12 mi	29.3% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Orchard City	15 mi	18.4% (±8.2 points)	Lower
Hotchkiss	20 mi	23.7% (±9.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cedaredge	20 mi	26.6% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Crawford	21 mi	29.3% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Paonia	28 mi	38.7% (±11.3 points)	Not measurably different
Ridgway	34 mi	27.1% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Orchard City, CO (18.4%).

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

Households that rent across Montrose County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Olathe	36.3% (±15.0 points)
2	Nucla	34.8% (±16.7 points)
3	Montrose	29.3% (±3.3 points)
4	Naturita	12.0% (±9.7 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 Olathe

How many renters are there in Olathe?

Olathe has an estimated 184 (±97) renting households, 36.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Olathe?

In Olathe, the share of households that rent went from 30.1% in 2015–2019 to 36.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Olathe?

A renting household in Olathe has 2.9 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Olathe?

The median renting household in Olathe, CO has an income of $46,667 (±$33,410) a year, against $57,188 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 Olathe town, Colorado (place:55540, 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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