What percentage of people rent in Glenns Ferry, ID?

Name: Renters and owners in Glenns Ferry, ID, 2020–2024
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32.1% (±10.9 points) of the occupied homes in Glenns Ferry, ID are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 166 renting households against 351 that own their home.

In Glenns Ferry, the share of households that rent went from 40.5% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.1% (±10.9 points)
Renting households: 166 (±66)
Median renter income: $38,365 (±$13,624)

Who rents and who owns in Glenns Ferry

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Glenns Ferry	Elmore County	Idaho	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.1% (±10.9 points)	34.4% (±3.3 points)	27.9% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	166 (±66)	3,808 (±391)	198,644 (±3,027)	45,017,354
Owning households	351 (±79)	7,259 (±348)	514,361 (±3,374)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.6)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.4)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,365 (±$13,624)	$54,150 (±$5,907)	$52,432 (±$1,084)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,492 (±$13,910)	$74,163 (±$7,188)	$90,480 (±$921)	$100,009

In Glenns Ferry, the renter share is not measurably different from Elmore County (34.4%).

It is not measurably different from Idaho (27.9%).

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

In Elmore County, Glenns Ferry ranks 3 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 68 of 204.

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

How renting in Glenns Ferry 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	40.5% (±10.5 points)	32.1% (±10.9 points)	−8.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$501 (±$150)	$646 (±$278)	+28.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$27,583 (±$8,305)	$51,840 (±$9,300)	+87.9%	Up 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 Glenns Ferry

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glenns Ferry
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Glenns Ferry	—	32.1% (±10.9 points)	—
Bliss	18 mi	18.9% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hagerman	23 mi	14.6% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Mountain Home	23 mi	32.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Mountain Home AFB	29 mi	99.8% (±0.5 points)	Higher
Gooding	30 mi	39.3% (±9.6 points)	Not measurably different
Wendell	33 mi	29.1% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Buhl	37 mi	23.7% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Castleford	37 mi	36.6% (±21.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hagerman, ID (14.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mountain Home AFB, ID (99.8%).

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

Households that rent across Elmore County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Mountain Home AFB	99.8% (±0.5 points)
2	Mountain Home	32.9% (±4.0 points)
3	Glenns Ferry	32.1% (±10.9 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 Glenns Ferry

How many renters are there in Glenns Ferry?

Glenns Ferry has an estimated 166 (±66) renting households, 32.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Glenns Ferry?

In Glenns Ferry, the share of households that rent went from 40.5% in 2015–2019 to 32.1% in 2020–2024 (−8.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Glenns Ferry?

A renting household in Glenns Ferry has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Glenns Ferry?

The median renting household in Glenns Ferry, ID has an income of $38,365 (±$13,624) a year, against $61,492 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 Glenns Ferry city, Idaho (place:31690, in state:16).

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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