What percentage of people rent in Tooele, UT?

Name: Renters and owners in Tooele, UT, 2020–2024
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21.1% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Tooele, UT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,610 renting households against 9,744 that own their home.

In Tooele, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.1% (±2.8 points)
Renting households: 2,610 (±348)
Median renter income: $62,734 (±$13,490)

Who rents and who owns in Tooele

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tooele	Tooele County	Utah	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.1% (±2.8 points)	18.2% (±2.0 points)	29.8% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,610 (±348)	4,363 (±492)	334,678 (±4,794)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,744 (±421)	19,562 (±520)	790,144 (±5,369)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.1)	3.4 (±0.1)	3.2 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,734 (±$13,490)	$62,286 (±$5,105)	$60,778 (±$948)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,196 (±$4,837)	$117,094 (±$3,135)	$114,089 (±$863)	$100,009

In Tooele, the renter share is not measurably different from Tooele County (18.2%).

It is also lower than in Utah (29.8%).

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

In Tooele County, Tooele ranks 2 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 108 of 272.

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

How renting in Tooele 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	19.8% (±2.9 points)	21.1% (±2.8 points)	+1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,031 (±$91)	$1,214 (±$87)	+17.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$63,851 (±$3,015)	$96,221 (±$6,525)	+50.7%	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 Tooele

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tooele
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tooele	—	21.1% (±2.8 points)	—
Erda	5.4 mi	4.6% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Stansbury Park	6.5 mi	7.5% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Stockton	7.5 mi	6.1% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Grantsville	9.8 mi	15.4% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Point	10 mi	13.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Copperton metro Township	11 mi	39.8% (±12.3 points)	Higher
Rush Valley	14 mi	20.7% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Herriman	15 mi	21.4% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Erda, UT (4.6%), Stansbury Park, UT (7.5%), Stockton, UT (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Copperton metro Township, UT (39.8%).

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

Households that rent across Tooele County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wendover	74.6% (±11.3 points)
2	Tooele	21.1% (±2.8 points)
3	Rush Valley	20.7% (±10.0 points)
4	Vernon	16.1% (±10.8 points)
5	Grantsville	15.4% (±5.0 points)
6	Lake Point	13.4% (±8.2 points)
7	Stansbury Park	7.5% (±4.2 points)
8	Stockton	6.1% (±5.8 points)

Showing 8 of 9 places in Tooele County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Tooele

How many renters are there in Tooele?

Tooele has an estimated 2,610 (±348) renting households, 21.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tooele?

In Tooele, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tooele?

A renting household in Tooele has 2.7 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tooele?

The median renting household in Tooele, UT has an income of $62,734 (±$13,490) a year, against $107,196 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 Tooele city, Utah (place:76680, in state:49).

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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