What percentage of people rent in Rifle, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Rifle, CO, 2020–2024
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33.6% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Rifle, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,274 renting households against 2,522 that own their home.

In Rifle, the share of households that rent went from 35.1% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.6% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 1,274 (±266)
Median renter income: $50,425 (±$22,264)

Who rents and who owns in Rifle

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rifle	Garfield County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.6% (±6.4 points)	30.4% (±2.3 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,274 (±266)	7,112 (±563)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,522 (±296)	16,292 (±577)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,425 (±$22,264)	$68,663 (±$5,259)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$92,112 (±$19,786)	$105,504 (±$5,471)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Rifle, the renter share is not measurably different from Garfield County (30.4%).

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

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

In Garfield County, Rifle ranks 4 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 120 of 339.

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

How renting in Rifle 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	35.1% (±6.3 points)	33.6% (±6.4 points)	−1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$984 (±$90)	$1,308 (±$145)	+32.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$66,319 (±$7,152)	$80,000 (±$8,596)	+20.6%	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 Rifle

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rifle
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rifle	—	33.6% (±6.4 points)	—
Silt	6.3 mi	26.2% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
New Castle	13 mi	26.9% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Battlement Mesa	14 mi	29.8% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Parachute	16 mi	49.3% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Glenwood Springs	23 mi	45.3% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Collbran	23 mi	14.3% (±13.5 points)	Lower
De Beque	28 mi	22.5% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Carbondale	31 mi	36.3% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Collbran, CO (14.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Glenwood Springs, CO (45.3%).

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

Households that rent across Garfield County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Parachute	49.3% (±15.1 points)
2	Glenwood Springs	45.3% (±5.8 points)
3	Carbondale	36.3% (±6.6 points)
4	Rifle	33.6% (±6.4 points)
5	Battlement Mesa	29.8% (±9.3 points)
6	New Castle	26.9% (±9.6 points)
7	Silt	26.2% (±9.9 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 Rifle

How many renters are there in Rifle?

Rifle has an estimated 1,274 (±266) renting households, 33.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rifle?

In Rifle, the share of households that rent went from 35.1% in 2015–2019 to 33.6% in 2020–2024 (−1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rifle?

A renting household in Rifle has 2.5 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rifle?

The median renting household in Rifle, CO has an income of $50,425 (±$22,264) a year, against $92,112 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 Rifle city, Colorado (place:64255, 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.