What percentage of people rent in West Wendover, NV?

Name: Renters and owners in West Wendover, NV, 2020–2024
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43.8% (±14.2 points) of the occupied homes in West Wendover, NV are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 951 renting households against 1,218 that own their home.

In West Wendover, the share of households that rent went from 40.2% in 2015–2019 to 43.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.8% (±14.2 points)
Renting households: 951 (±373)
Median renter income: $28,882 (±$2,775)

Who rents and who owns in West Wendover

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Wendover	Elko County	Nevada	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.8% (±14.2 points)	28.6% (±2.5 points)	40.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	951 (±373)	5,623 (±535)	481,396 (±4,263)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,218 (±309)	14,004 (±487)	721,197 (±4,966)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.6)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$28,882 (±$2,775)	$58,947 (±$10,530)	$55,456 (±$849)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,698 (±$25,768)	$100,315 (±$5,060)	$98,778 (±$905)	$100,009

In West Wendover, the renter share is higher than in Elko County (28.6%).

It is not measurably different from Nevada (40.0%).

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

In Elko County, West Wendover ranks 2 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 14 of 67.

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

How renting in West Wendover 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	40.2% (±12.4 points)	43.8% (±14.2 points)	+3.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$733 (±$107)	$611 (±$286)	−16.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,274 (±$15,305)	$49,013 (±$20,975)	−23.7%	Down 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 Wendover

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Wendover
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Wendover	—	43.8% (±14.2 points)	—
Wendover	3.0 mi	74.6% (±11.3 points)	Higher
Wells	52 mi	34.1% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Spring Creek	80 mi	12.8% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Osino	84 mi	37.4% (±28.7 points)	Not measurably different
Grantsville	85 mi	15.4% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Elko	89 mi	37.4% (±4.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rush Valley	89 mi	20.7% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Jackpot	91 mi	64.8% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Spring Creek, NV (12.8%), Grantsville, UT (15.4%), Rush Valley, UT (20.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Wendover, UT (74.6%).

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

Households that rent across Elko County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Jackpot	64.8% (±19.7 points)
2	West Wendover	43.8% (±14.2 points)
3 (tie)	Elko	37.4% (±4.5 points)
3 (tie)	Osino	37.4% (±28.7 points)
5	Wells	34.1% (±16.7 points)
6	Carlin	32.5% (±10.8 points)
7	Spring Creek	12.8% (±4.1 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 West Wendover

How many renters are there in West Wendover?

West Wendover has an estimated 951 (±373) renting households, 43.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Wendover?

In West Wendover, the share of households that rent went from 40.2% in 2015–2019 to 43.8% in 2020–2024 (+3.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Wendover?

A renting household in West Wendover has 1.7 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Wendover?

The median renting household in West Wendover, NV has an income of $28,882 (±$2,775) a year, against $89,698 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 West Wendover city, Nevada (place:83730, in state:32).

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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