What percentage of people rent in Pagosa Springs, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Pagosa Springs, CO, 2020–2024
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51.6% (±10.0 points) of the occupied homes in Pagosa Springs, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 400 renting households against 375 that own their home.

In Pagosa Springs, the share of households that rent went from 64.8% in 2015–2019 to 51.6% in 2020–2024 (−13.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 51.6% (±10.0 points)
Renting households: 400 (±119)
Median renter income: $51,974 (±$16,226)

Who rents and who owns in Pagosa Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pagosa Springs	Archuleta County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	51.6% (±10.0 points)	19.9% (±3.4 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	400 (±119)	1,180 (±223)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	375 (±116)	4,741 (±321)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.4)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,974 (±$16,226)	$61,047 (±$15,802)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$39,688 (±$29,595)	$84,735 (±$5,861)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Pagosa Springs, the renter share is higher than in Archuleta County (19.9%).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 30 of 339.

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

How renting in Pagosa Springs 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	64.8% (±8.2 points)	51.6% (±10.0 points)	−13.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$766 (±$69)	$1,172 (±$192)	+53.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$25,375 (±$6,027)	$50,785 (±$14,790)	+100.1%	Up 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 Pagosa Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pagosa Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pagosa Springs	—	51.6% (±10.0 points)	—
Dulce	21 mi	34.1% (±9.9 points)	Lower
Bayfield	33 mi	27.5% (±9.3 points)	Lower
South Fork	34 mi	38.5% (±17.3 points)	Not measurably different
Chama	35 mi	19.7% (±12.8 points)	Lower
Ignacio	36 mi	36.1% (±9.6 points)	Lower
City of Creede	41 mi	55.2% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Del Norte	46 mi	31.9% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Durango	48 mi	47.0% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dulce, NM (34.1%), Bayfield, CO (27.5%), Chama, NM (19.7%).

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 Pagosa Springs

How many renters are there in Pagosa Springs?

Pagosa Springs has an estimated 400 (±119) renting households, 51.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pagosa Springs?

In Pagosa Springs, the share of households that rent went from 64.8% in 2015–2019 to 51.6% in 2020–2024 (−13.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Pagosa Springs?

A renting household in Pagosa Springs has 2.6 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Pagosa Springs?

The median renting household in Pagosa Springs, CO has an income of $51,974 (±$16,226) a year, against $39,688 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 Pagosa Springs town, Colorado (place:56860, 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.