What percentage of people rent in Los Alamos, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in Los Alamos, NM, 2020–2024
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33.5% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Los Alamos, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,999 renting households against 3,976 that own their home.

In Los Alamos, the share of households that rent went from 32.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.5% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 1,999 (±314)
Median renter income: $94,226 (±$26,061)

Who rents and who owns in Los Alamos

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Alamos	Los Alamos County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.5% (±4.6 points)	25.2% (±3.5 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,999 (±314)	2,076 (±294)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,976 (±290)	6,171 (±293)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$94,226 (±$26,061)	$103,118 (±$24,121)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$166,471 (±$11,743)	$161,791 (±$7,917)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In Los Alamos, the renter share is higher than in Los Alamos County (25.2%).

It is not measurably different from New Mexico (30.0%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 45 of 205.

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

How renting in Los Alamos 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	32.7% (±3.6 points)	33.5% (±4.6 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,042 (±$56)	$1,359 (±$133)	+30.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$116,116 (±$10,583)	$141,018 (±$16,536)	+21.4%	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 Los Alamos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Alamos
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Los Alamos	—	33.5% (±4.6 points)	—
White Rock	7.5 mi	2.4% (±2.7 points)	Lower
El Rancho	11 mi	22.2% (±5.6 points)	Lower
La Mesilla	13 mi	12.6% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Española	14 mi	34.8% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
El Valle de Arroyo Seco	15 mi	12.4% (±12.1 points)	Lower
Pojoaque	16 mi	29.8% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cuartelez	17 mi	20.9% (±28.8 points)	Not measurably different
Ohkay Owingeh	17 mi	26.1% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: White Rock, NM (2.4%), El Rancho, NM (22.2%), La Mesilla, NM (12.6%).

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

Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos

How many renters are there in Los Alamos?

Los Alamos has an estimated 1,999 (±314) renting households, 33.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Los Alamos?

In Los Alamos, the share of households that rent went from 32.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Los Alamos?

A renting household in Los Alamos has 1.8 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Los Alamos?

The median renting household in Los Alamos, NM has an income of $94,226 (±$26,061) a year, against $166,471 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 Los Alamos CDP, New Mexico (place:42320, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.