What percentage of people rent in La Cienega, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in La Cienega, NM, 2020–2024
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20.2% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in La Cienega, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 254 renting households against 1,003 that own their home.

In La Cienega, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.2% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 254 (±127)
Median renter income: $62,888 (±$31,138)

Who rents and who owns in La Cienega

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Cienega	Santa Fe County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.2% (±9.2 points)	28.5% (±1.1 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	254 (±127)	20,164 (±848)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,003 (±214)	50,603 (±848)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.6)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,888 (±$31,138)	$50,506 (±$3,050)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$105,188 (±$35,992)	$93,462 (±$4,833)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In La Cienega, the renter share is not measurably different from Santa Fe County (28.5%).

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

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

In Santa Fe County, La Cienega ranks 7 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 108 of 205.

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

How renting in La Cienega 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	22.5% (±7.4 points)	20.2% (±9.2 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$963 (±$197)	$1,139 (±$84)	+18.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,417 (±$11,164)	$85,250 (±$21,062)	+45.9%	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 La Cienega

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Cienega
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Cienega	—	20.2% (±9.2 points)	—
Agua Fria	7.9 mi	57.6% (±12.7 points)	Higher
Tres Arroyos	8.1 mi	14.3% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Fe	9.3 mi	36.4% (±1.6 points)	Higher
Las Campanas	9.9 mi	3.3% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Eldorado at Santa Fe	11 mi	4.2% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Tano Road	13 mi	2.1% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Santo Domingo Pueblo	15 mi	7.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Cañoncito	16 mi	17.7% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Las Campanas, NM (3.3%), Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM (4.2%), Tano Road, NM (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Agua Fria, NM (57.6%), Santa Fe, NM (36.4%).

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)
8	Cañoncito	17.7% (±12.4 points)
9	Nambe	14.5% (±3.9 points)
10	Tres Arroyos	14.3% (±7.1 points)
11	El Valle de Arroyo Seco	12.4% (±12.1 points)
12	Edgewood	8.3% (±4.8 points)
13	Eldorado at Santa Fe	4.2% (±2.4 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Santa Fe County, ranked from highest to lowest.

La Cienega 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 La Cienega

How many renters are there in La Cienega?

La Cienega has an estimated 254 (±127) renting households, 20.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in La Cienega?

In La Cienega, the share of households that rent went from 22.5% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in La Cienega?

A renting household in La Cienega has 2.8 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in La Cienega?

The median renting household in La Cienega, NM has an income of $62,888 (±$31,138) a year, against $105,188 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 La Cienega CDP, New Mexico (place:36720, 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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