What percentage of people rent in Rio, VA?

Name: Renters and owners in Rio, VA, 2020–2024
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97.5% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Rio, VA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 743 renting households against 19 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 97.5% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 743 (±219)
Median renter income: $56,125 (±$23,277)

Who rents and who owns in Rio

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rio	Albemarle County	Virginia	United States
Renter-occupied share	97.5% (±2.3 points)	34.1% (±1.5 points)	32.7% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	743 (±219)	15,643 (±745)	1,099,123 (±8,702)	45,017,354
Owning households	19 (±17)	30,269 (±643)	2,266,609 (±13,049)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.5 (±0.8)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,125 (±$23,277)	$65,852 (±$4,792)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median owner household income	—	$132,763 (±$5,616)	$114,147 (±$479)	$100,009

In Rio, the renter share is higher than in Albemarle County (34.1%).

It is also higher than in Virginia (32.7%).

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

In Albemarle County, Rio ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 6 of 464.

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

Households that rent in places near Rio

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rio
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rio	—	97.5% (±2.3 points)	—
Charlottesville	3.0 mi	55.8% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Hollymead	3.5 mi	21.8% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Pantops	3.7 mi	54.0% (±7.5 points)	Lower
University of Virginia	4.1 mi	84.1% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Earlysville	5.1 mi	3.8% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Piney Mountain	6.6 mi	28.2% (±12.4 points)	Lower
Rivanna	7.8 mi	3.2% (±3.3 points)	Lower
Ruckersville	11 mi	16.2% (±14.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Charlottesville, VA (55.8%), Hollymead, VA (21.8%), Pantops, VA (54.0%).

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

Households that rent across Albemarle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rio	97.5% (±2.3 points)
2	University of Virginia	84.1% (±5.2 points)
3	Pantops	54.0% (±7.5 points)
4	Scottsville	42.5% (±13.6 points)
5	Piney Mountain	28.2% (±12.4 points)
6	Crozet	24.2% (±6.5 points)
7	Hollymead	21.8% (±4.5 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Albemarle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Rio 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 Rio

How many renters are there in Rio?

Rio has an estimated 743 (±219) renting households, 97.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Rio?

A renting household in Rio has 1.7 people on average, against 1.5 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 Rio CDP, Virginia (place:67288, in state:51).

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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