What percentage of people rent in Vado, NM?

Name: Renters and owners in Vado, NM, 2020–2024
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30.7% (±14.0 points) of the occupied homes in Vado, NM are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 270 renting households against 609 that own their home.

In Vado, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.7% (±14.0 points)
Renting households: 270 (±142)

Who rents and who owns in Vado

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vado	Doña Ana County	New Mexico	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.7% (±14.0 points)	34.5% (±1.5 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	270 (±142)	29,315 (±1,346)	251,477 (±3,297)	45,017,354
Owning households	609 (±148)	55,574 (±1,332)	585,937 (±3,814)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.9)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.6)	2.8 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$32,698 (±$2,572)	$40,497 (±$955)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$40,777 (±$22,903)	$71,342 (±$2,128)	$77,401 (±$970)	$100,009

In Vado, the renter share is not measurably different from Doña Ana County (34.5%).

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

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

In Doña Ana County, Vado ranks 6 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 59 of 205.

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

How renting in Vado 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	29.3% (±13.9 points)	30.7% (±14.0 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$506 (±$185)	$756 (±$164)	+49.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,093 (±$7,553)	$37,411 (±$18,347)	+16.6%	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 Vado

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vado
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Vado	—	30.7% (±14.0 points)	—
Berino	4.6 mi	7.3% (±10.2 points)	Lower
Anthony	8.6 mi	33.4% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different
Anthony	10 mi	26.1% (±7.2 points)	Not measurably different
University Park	12 mi	100.0% (±22.2 points)	Higher
Vinton	12 mi	14.4% (±5.1 points)	Lower
La Union	12 mi	12.5% (±19.5 points)	Not measurably different
Westway	13 mi	17.0% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Mesilla	13 mi	10.4% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Berino, NM (7.3%), Vinton, TX (14.4%), Mesilla, NM (10.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University Park, NM (100.0%).

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

Households that rent across Doña Ana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1 (tie)	University Park	100.0% (±22.2 points)
1 (tie)	White Sands	100.0% (±9.7 points)
3	Butterfield Park	70.7% (±31.1 points)
4	Las Cruces	44.1% (±2.2 points)
5	Anthony	33.4% (±7.4 points)
6	Vado	30.7% (±14.0 points)
7	Chaparral	30.6% (±6.9 points)
8	Hatch	28.6% (±13.3 points)
9	Santa Teresa	26.3% (±11.0 points)
10	Radium Springs	24.7% (±14.7 points)
11	Sunland Park	20.5% (±4.5 points)
12	San Ysidro (community)	15.0% (±11.6 points)

Showing 12 of 16 places in Doña Ana County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Vado 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 Vado

How many renters are there in Vado?

Vado has an estimated 270 (±142) renting households, 30.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Vado?

In Vado, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 30.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Vado?

A renting household in Vado has 3.6 people on average, against 3.2 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 Vado CDP, New Mexico (place:81590, 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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