What percentage of people rent in Plantsville, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Plantsville, CT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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36.2% (±16.7 points) of the occupied homes in Plantsville, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 387 renting households against 683 that own their home.

In Plantsville, the share of households that rent went from 36.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 36.2% (±16.7 points)
Renting households: 387 (±193)
Median renter income: $41,208 (±$23,206)

Who rents and who owns in Plantsville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Plantsville	Capitol Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	36.2% (±16.7 points)	34.3% (±0.6 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	387 (±193)	134,059 (±2,433)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	683 (±280)	257,054 (±2,433)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,208 (±$23,206)	$49,201 (±$1,765)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$116,307 (±$57,896)	$123,850 (±$1,794)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Plantsville, the renter share is not measurably different from Capitol Planning Region (34.3%).

It is not measurably different from Connecticut (33.5%).

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

In Capitol Planning Region, Plantsville ranks 7 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 34 of 132.

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

How renting in Plantsville 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	36.0% (±12.0 points)	36.2% (±16.7 points)	+0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,072 (±$114)	$1,163 (±$941)	+8.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,242 (±$17,119)	$113,299 (±$21,005)	+66.0%	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 Plantsville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Plantsville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Plantsville	—	36.2% (±16.7 points)	—
Wolcott	4.0 mi	11.6% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Cheshire	5.0 mi	13.4% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Cheshire Village	5.5 mi	28.4% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Meriden	6.0 mi	39.9% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Berlin	6.1 mi	17.4% (±4.0 points)	Lower
Plainville	6.6 mi	32.3% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Kensington	7.0 mi	15.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Prospect	7.2 mi	6.5% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wolcott, CT (11.6%), Cheshire, CT (13.4%), Berlin, CT (17.4%).

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

Households that rent across Capitol Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rockville	77.3% (±4.9 points)
2	Storrs	73.4% (±7.9 points)
3	Thompsonville	59.7% (±4.6 points)
4	Manchester (community)	44.1% (±3.0 points)
5	East Hartford (community)	39.6% (±2.5 points)
6	Stafford Springs	36.7% (±7.5 points)
7	Plantsville	36.2% (±16.7 points)
8	Tariffville	35.9% (±12.9 points)
9	Simsbury Center	33.0% (±4.6 points)
10	West Hartford (community)	32.6% (±2.1 points)
11	Broad Brook	31.3% (±10.2 points)
12	Glastonbury Center	30.7% (±6.1 points)
13	Collinsville	29.3% (±11.5 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in Capitol Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Southington, whose figures include it.

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 Plantsville

How many renters are there in Plantsville?

Plantsville has an estimated 387 (±193) renting households, 36.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Plantsville?

In Plantsville, the share of households that rent went from 36.0% in 2015–2019 to 36.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Plantsville?

A renting household in Plantsville has 1.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Plantsville?

The median renting household in Plantsville, CT has an income of $41,208 (±$23,206) a year, against $116,307 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 Plantsville CDP, Connecticut (place:60260, in state:09).

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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