What percentage of people rent in Raton, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in Raton, NM, 2020–2024
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32.7% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Raton, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 877 renting households against 1,806 that own their home.

In Raton, the share of households that rent went from 33.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.7% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 877 (±191)
Median renter income: $37,474 (±$23,042)

Who rents and who owns in Raton

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Raton	Colfax County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.7% (±6.2 points)	28.2% (±4.0 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	877 (±191)	1,515 (±251)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,806 (±192)	3,853 (±213)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.4)	2.1 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,474 (±$23,042)	$35,964 (±$13,675)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,280 (±$6,150)	$57,617 (±$3,427)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In Raton, the renter share is not measurably different from Colfax County (28.2%).

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

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

In Colfax County, Raton ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 51 of 205.

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

How renting in Raton 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	33.3% (±6.1 points)	32.7% (±6.2 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$723 (±$82)	$741 (±$50)	+2.5%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$31,034 (±$3,565)	$52,641 (±$6,237)	+69.6%	Up 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 Raton

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Raton
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Raton	—	32.7% (±6.2 points)	—
Starkville	17 mi	36.4% (±25.8 points)	Not measurably different
Trinidad	20 mi	39.7% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Cokedale	21 mi	58.5% (±21.4 points)	Higher
Maxwell	24 mi	33.6% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Folsom	29 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different
Branson	32 mi	21.6% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Des Moines	35 mi	28.8% (±27.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cimarron	37 mi	25.8% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cokedale, CO (58.5%).

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

Households that rent across Colfax County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Maxwell	33.6% (±18.2 points)
2	Raton	32.7% (±6.2 points)
3	Springer	29.3% (±11.2 points)
4	Cimarron	25.8% (±13.7 points)
5	Angel Fire	22.7% (±9.5 points)
6	Eagle Nest	15.5% (±11.8 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 Raton

How many renters are there in Raton?

Raton has an estimated 877 (±191) renting households, 32.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Raton?

In Raton, the share of households that rent went from 33.3% in 2015–2019 to 32.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Raton?

A renting household in Raton has 2.0 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Raton?

The median renting household in Raton, NM has an income of $37,474 (±$23,042) a year, against $54,280 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 Raton city, New Mexico (place:62060, 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.