What percentage of people rent in Alturas, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Alturas, CA, 2020–2024
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33.0% (±8.5 points) of the occupied homes in Alturas, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 354 renting households against 719 that own their home.

In Alturas, the share of households that rent went from 37.2% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.0% (±8.5 points)
Renting households: 354 (±104)

Who rents and who owns in Alturas

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alturas	Modoc County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.0% (±8.5 points)	22.6% (±5.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	354 (±104)	737 (±182)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	719 (±141)	2,530 (±196)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.5)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$40,313 (±$23,242)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$61,984 (±$10,176)	$61,780 (±$4,006)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Alturas, the renter share is higher than in Modoc County (22.6%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

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

Statewide, it ranks 566 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Alturas 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	37.2% (±8.7 points)	33.0% (±8.5 points)	−4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$741 (±$46)	$833 (±$58)	+12.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$37,917 (±$12,926)	$59,896 (±$15,615)	+58.0%	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 Alturas

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alturas
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alturas	—	33.0% (±8.5 points)	—
Lakeview	50 mi	37.6% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Malin	57 mi	33.2% (±17.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tulelake	57 mi	43.9% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Merrill	66 mi	35.9% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Bonanza	66 mi	38.0% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Burney	72 mi	32.4% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Susanville	73 mi	46.1% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Johnstonville	77 mi	12.8% (±9.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Johnstonville, CA (12.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Susanville, CA (46.1%).

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

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 Alturas

How many renters are there in Alturas?

Alturas has an estimated 354 (±104) renting households, 33.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alturas?

In Alturas, the share of households that rent went from 37.2% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (−4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alturas?

A renting household in Alturas has 2.7 people on average, against 2.3 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 Alturas city, California (place:01444, in state:06).

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.