What percentage of people rent in Agua Fria, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in Agua Fria, NM, 2020–2024
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57.6% (±12.7 points) of the occupied homes in Agua Fria, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 780 renting households against 575 that own their home.

In Agua Fria, the share of households that rent went from 38.4% in 2015–2019 to 57.6% in 2020–2024 (+19.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 57.6% (±12.7 points)
Renting households: 780 (±279)

Who rents and who owns in Agua Fria

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Agua Fria	Santa Fe County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	57.6% (±12.7 points)	28.5% (±1.1 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	780 (±279)	20,164 (±848)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	575 (±188)	50,603 (±848)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$50,506 (±$3,050)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$81,507 (±$49,256)	$93,462 (±$4,833)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In Agua Fria, the renter share is higher than in Santa Fe County (28.5%).

It is also higher than in New Mexico (30.0%).

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

In Santa Fe County, Agua Fria ranks 1 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 12 of 205.

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

How renting in Agua Fria 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	38.4% (±10.8 points)	57.6% (±12.7 points)	+19.2 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$799 (±$57)	$1,158 (±$287)	+44.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,201 (±$3,489)	$65,101 (±$38,573)	+58.0%	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 Agua Fria

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Agua Fria
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Agua Fria	—	57.6% (±12.7 points)	—
Santa Fe	1.9 mi	36.4% (±1.6 points)	Lower
Tres Arroyos	1.9 mi	14.3% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Las Campanas	4.5 mi	3.3% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Tano Road	5.6 mi	2.1% (±2.4 points)	Lower
La Cienega	7.9 mi	20.2% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Tesuque	8.0 mi	27.3% (±15.4 points)	Lower
Eldorado at Santa Fe	10 mi	4.2% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Cañoncito	13 mi	17.7% (±12.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Santa Fe, NM (36.4%), Tres Arroyos, NM (14.3%), Las Campanas, NM (3.3%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Fe County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Agua Fria	57.6% (±12.7 points)
2	Santa Fe	36.4% (±1.6 points)
3	Pojoaque	29.8% (±4.3 points)
4	Tesuque	27.3% (±15.4 points)
5	El Rancho	22.2% (±5.6 points)
6	Cuartelez	20.9% (±28.8 points)
7	La Cienega	20.2% (±9.2 points)

Showing 7 of 16 places in Santa Fe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Agua Fria 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 Agua Fria

How many renters are there in Agua Fria?

Agua Fria has an estimated 780 (±279) renting households, 57.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Agua Fria?

In Agua Fria, the share of households that rent went from 38.4% in 2015–2019 to 57.6% in 2020–2024 (+19.2 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Agua Fria?

A renting household in Agua Fria has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 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 Agua Fria CDP, New Mexico (place:01220, in state:35).

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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