What percentage of people rent in West Pleasant View, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in West Pleasant View, CO, 2020–2024
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37.9% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in West Pleasant View, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 658 renting households against 1,079 that own their home.

In West Pleasant View, the share of households that rent went from 40.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.9% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 658 (±225)

Who rents and who owns in West Pleasant View

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Pleasant View	Jefferson County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.9% (±10.9 points)	29.3% (±0.6 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	658 (±225)	70,766 (±1,498)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,079 (±222)	170,969 (±1,557)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$69,953 (±$2,101)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$110,625 (±$36,346)	$133,541 (±$1,662)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In West Pleasant View, the renter share is not measurably different from Jefferson County (29.3%).

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

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

In Jefferson County, West Pleasant View ranks 6 of 17 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 86 of 339.

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

How renting in West Pleasant View 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	40.4% (±9.3 points)	37.9% (±10.9 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,194 (±$154)	$1,966 (±$251)	+64.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$71,563 (±$25,895)	$95,817 (±$18,795)	+33.9%	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 West Pleasant View

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Pleasant View
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Pleasant View	—	37.9% (±10.9 points)	—
Applewood	1.1 mi	23.8% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Golden	1.9 mi	43.2% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lakewood	4.0 mi	41.9% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fairmount	4.2 mi	8.3% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Wheat Ridge	4.8 mi	45.6% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Genesee	5.8 mi	7.3% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Edgewater	6.3 mi	59.7% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Morrison	6.8 mi	26.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Applewood, CO (23.8%), Fairmount, CO (8.3%), Genesee, CO (7.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Edgewater, CO (59.7%).

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

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lakeside	75.0% (±67.7 points)
2	Edgewater	59.7% (±7.4 points)
3	Wheat Ridge	45.6% (±2.8 points)
4	Golden	43.2% (±3.8 points)
5	Lakewood	41.9% (±1.4 points)
6	West Pleasant View	37.9% (±10.9 points)
7	Mountain View	32.3% (±10.3 points)
8	Morrison	26.3% (±13.0 points)
9	Arvada	24.7% (±1.3 points)
10	Applewood	23.8% (±4.7 points)
11	Dakota Ridge	16.4% (±1.8 points)
12	Ken Caryl	15.6% (±2.0 points)

Showing 12 of 17 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

West Pleasant View is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 West Pleasant View

How many renters are there in West Pleasant View?

West Pleasant View has an estimated 658 (±225) renting households, 37.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Pleasant View?

In West Pleasant View, the share of households that rent went from 40.4% in 2015–2019 to 37.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Pleasant View?

A renting household in West Pleasant View has 2.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned 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 West Pleasant View CDP, Colorado (place:84042, 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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