What percentage of people rent in South Fork, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in South Fork, CO, 2020–2024
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38.5% (±17.3 points) of the occupied homes in South Fork, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 148 renting households against 236 that own their home.

In South Fork, the share of households that rent went from 29.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (+9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.5% (±17.3 points)
Renting households: 148 (±93)
Median renter income: $99,214 (±$78,072)

Who rents and who owns in South Fork

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Fork	Rio Grande County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.5% (±17.3 points)	32.9% (±4.8 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	148 (±93)	1,689 (±280)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	236 (±88)	3,444 (±248)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.8 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$99,214 (±$78,072)	$41,688 (±$16,436)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$70,119 (±$18,702)	$73,100 (±$9,281)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In South Fork, the renter share is not measurably different from Rio Grande County (32.9%).

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

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

In Rio Grande County, South Fork ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 339.

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

How renting in South Fork 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	29.5% (±14.6 points)	38.5% (±17.3 points)	+9.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$213 (±$55)	$818 (±$713)	+284.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,031 (±$18,559)	$76,250 (±$31,056)	+46.5%	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 South Fork

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Fork
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
South Fork	—	38.5% (±17.3 points)	—
Del Norte	16 mi	31.9% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
City of Creede	20 mi	55.2% (±17.8 points)	Not measurably different
Monte Vista	28 mi	39.7% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Center	30 mi	30.2% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pagosa Springs	34 mi	51.6% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Saguache	40 mi	44.9% (±20.9 points)	Not measurably different
Hooper	42 mi	30.0% (±27.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake City	44 mi	36.1% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Households that rent across Rio Grande County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Monte Vista	39.7% (±9.8 points)
2	South Fork	38.5% (±17.3 points)
3	Del Norte	31.9% (±7.9 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 South Fork

How many renters are there in South Fork?

South Fork has an estimated 148 (±93) renting households, 38.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in South Fork?

In South Fork, the share of households that rent went from 29.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (+9.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in South Fork?

A renting household in South Fork has 2.0 people on average, against 1.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in South Fork?

The median renting household in South Fork, CO has an income of $99,214 (±$78,072) a year, against $70,119 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 South Fork town, Colorado (place:72395, 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.