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Denver · Data as of 2026-09-23 · ALEX Intelligence

48.1% Renters Over the 50% Rent Threshold — Castle Pines

#	City	Renters Over the 50% Rent Threshold
1	Castle Pines	48.1%
2	West Pleasant View	43.2%
3	Golden	28.9%
4	Castle Rock	26.3%
5	Lakewood	25.6%
6	Stonegate	24.5%
7	Parker	23.7%
8	Meridian	23.0%
9	Wheat Ridge	22.7%
10	Highlands Ranch	21.6%

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2024
Measure: Renters Over the 50% Rent Threshold, ranked highest first across Denver, Douglas, Jefferson County (and neighbours), CO (19 ranked in total).
Universe: Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage: 2024
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME%2CB01003_001E%2CB01002_001E%2CB19013_001E%2CB25077_001E%2CB25064_001E%2CB25003_001E%2CB25003_002E%2CB25002_001E%2CB25002_003E%2CB25035_001E%2CB25010_001E%2CB25070_001E%2CB25070_007E%2CB25070_008E%2CB25070_009E%2CB25070_010E%2CB25075_001E%2CB25075_024E%2CB25075_025E%2CB25075_026E%2CB25081_001E%2CB25081_009E%2CB01001_020E%2CB01001_021E%2CB01001_022E%2CB01001_023E%2CB01001_024E%2CB01001_025E%2CB01001_044E%2CB01001_045E%2CB01001_046E%2CB01001_047E%2CB01001_048E%2CB01001_049E&for=place%3A%2A&in=state%3A08&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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