What percentage of people rent in Staples, CT?

Name: Renters and owners in Staples, CT, 2020–2024
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13.8% (±4.7 points) of the occupied homes in Staples, CT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 361 renting households against 2,257 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 13.8% (±4.7 points)
Renting households: 361 (±125)
Median renter income: $81,550 (±$51,954)

Who rents and who owns in Staples

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Staples	Western Connecticut Planning Region	Connecticut	United States
Renter-occupied share	13.8% (±4.7 points)	33.6% (±0.7 points)	33.5% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	361 (±125)	79,060 (±1,769)	481,018 (±4,678)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,257 (±355)	156,319 (±1,727)	952,989 (±5,585)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$81,550 (±$51,954)	$75,585 (±$2,371)	$52,072 (±$906)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$228,060 (±$81,616)	$168,617 (±$3,790)	$125,125 (±$969)	$100,009

In Staples, the renter share is lower than in Western Connecticut Planning Region (33.6%).

It is also lower than in Connecticut (33.5%).

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

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Staples ranks 20 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 100 of 132.

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

Households that rent in places near Staples

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Staples
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Staples	—	13.8% (±4.7 points)	—
Coleytown	1.8 mi	5.1% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Westport Village	2.0 mi	16.6% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
Greens Farms	2.2 mi	9.0% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Southport	2.5 mi	17.7% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Compo	2.6 mi	10.3% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Old Hill	2.8 mi	7.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Poplar Plains	2.9 mi	1.6% (±2.3 points)	Lower
Mill Plain	3.0 mi	5.5% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Coleytown, CT (5.1%), Poplar Plains, CT (1.6%).

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

Households that rent across Western Connecticut Planning Region, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Noroton Heights	24.1% (±10.7 points)
15	South Wilton	23.2% (±11.8 points)
16	Riverside	19.4% (±4.7 points)
17	Westport Village	16.6% (±5.1 points)
18	Georgetown	15.9% (±11.8 points)
19	Saugatuck	15.5% (±6.9 points)
20	Staples	13.8% (±4.7 points)
21	Old Greenwich	13.7% (±3.9 points)
22	Tokeneke	12.2% (±7.9 points)
23	Compo	10.3% (±6.0 points)
24	Ball Pond	10.1% (±6.4 points)
25	Ridgebury	9.4% (±8.9 points)
26	Greens Farms	9.0% (±5.9 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Western Connecticut Planning Region, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

It lies inside Westport, 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 Staples

How many renters are there in Staples?

Staples has an estimated 361 (±125) renting households, 13.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Staples?

A renting household in Staples has 2.3 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Staples?

The median renting household in Staples, CT has an income of $81,550 (±$51,954) a year, against $228,060 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 Staples CDP, Connecticut (place:73175, 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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