What percentage of people rent in La Plata, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in La Plata, NM, 2020–2024
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17.1% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in La Plata, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 139 renting households against 675 that own their home.

In La Plata, the share of households that rent went from 16.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.1% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 139 (±67)

Who rents and who owns in La Plata

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Plata	San Juan County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.1% (±8.2 points)	28.8% (±2.0 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	139 (±67)	12,019 (±861)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	675 (±151)	29,713 (±872)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.4 (±2.3)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$38,547 (±$3,068)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$65,050 (±$22,374)	$67,023 (±$3,035)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In La Plata, the renter share is lower than in San Juan County (28.8%).

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

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

In San Juan County, La Plata ranks 11 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 123 of 205.

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

How renting in La Plata 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	16.0% (±13.6 points)	17.1% (±8.2 points)	+1.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$581 (±$65)	$938 (±$609)	+61.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,654 (±$37,898)	$57,071 (±$15,336)	−16.9%	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 Plata

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Plata
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Plata	—	17.1% (±8.2 points)	—
Flora Vista	8.9 mi	19.6% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different
Spencerville	9.0 mi	13.9% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Farmington	9.9 mi	33.8% (±3.2 points)	Higher
South River	11 mi	11.2% (±8.0 points)	Not measurably different
Crouch Mesa	12 mi	23.0% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kirtland	13 mi	18.4% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Center Point	14 mi	6.5% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Upper Fruitland	14 mi	6.1% (±3.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Upper Fruitland, NM (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Farmington, NM (33.8%).

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

Households that rent across San Juan County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Farmington	33.8% (±3.2 points)
6	Bloomfield	29.9% (±7.7 points)
7	Lee Acres	25.6% (±11.1 points)
8	Crouch Mesa	23.0% (±9.1 points)
9	Flora Vista	19.6% (±12.6 points)
10	Kirtland	18.4% (±15.9 points)
11	La Plata	17.1% (±8.2 points)
12	Spencerville	13.9% (±10.7 points)
13	West Hammond	13.5% (±8.1 points)
14	South River	11.2% (±8.0 points)
15	Center Point	6.5% (±6.8 points)
16	Upper Fruitland	6.1% (±3.7 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in San Juan County, ranked from highest to lowest.

La Plata 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 Plata

How many renters are there in La Plata?

La Plata has an estimated 139 (±67) renting households, 17.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in La Plata?

In La Plata, the share of households that rent went from 16.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in La Plata?

A renting household in La Plata has 4.4 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 La Plata CDP, New Mexico (place:39030, 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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