What percentage of people rent in Alum Rock, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Alum Rock, CA, 2020–2024
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29.8% (±6.4 points) of the occupied homes in Alum Rock, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 789 renting households against 1,859 that own their home.

In Alum Rock, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 29.8% (±6.4 points)
Renting households: 789 (±179)
Median renter income: $94,866 (±$20,239)

Who rents and who owns in Alum Rock

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Alum Rock	Santa Clara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	29.8% (±6.4 points)	44.9% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	789 (±179)	296,206 (±3,317)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,859 (±276)	363,147 (±3,294)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.9 (±0.6)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.8 (±0.4)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$94,866 (±$20,239)	$122,974 (±$2,206)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$129,250 (±$11,695)	$208,519 (±$2,856)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Alum Rock, the renter share is lower than in Santa Clara County (44.9%).

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

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

In Santa Clara County, Alum Rock ranks 13 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 638 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Alum Rock 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	27.9% (±4.5 points)	29.8% (±6.4 points)	+1.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,832 (±$197)	$2,389 (±$170)	+30.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$90,405 (±$9,329)	$126,705 (±$23,062)	+40.2%	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 Alum Rock

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Alum Rock
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Alum Rock	—	29.8% (±6.4 points)	—
East Foothills	1.1 mi	13.7% (±5.2 points)	Lower
San Jose	5.1 mi	44.2% (±0.7 points)	Higher
Milpitas	5.7 mi	41.6% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Burbank (community)	6.8 mi	42.3% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Santa Clara	7.9 mi	59.2% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Campbell	9.4 mi	48.3% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Cambrian Park	9.7 mi	29.6% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fremont	11 mi	39.2% (±1.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Foothills, CA (13.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: San Jose, CA (44.2%), Milpitas, CA (41.6%), Burbank (community), CA (42.3%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Clara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	San Jose	44.2% (±0.7 points)
8	Burbank (community)	42.3% (±7.8 points)
9	Milpitas	41.6% (±2.6 points)
10	Cupertino	39.4% (±2.3 points)
11	Gilroy	37.6% (±2.4 points)
12	Los Gatos	35.1% (±2.8 points)
13	Alum Rock	29.8% (±6.4 points)
14	Cambrian Park	29.6% (±10.7 points)
15	Morgan Hill	28.5% (±2.9 points)
16	San Martin	22.2% (±8.0 points)
17	Los Altos	18.3% (±2.1 points)
18	East Foothills	13.7% (±5.2 points)
19	Saratoga	13.6% (±2.3 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Santa Clara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Alum Rock 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 Alum Rock

How many renters are there in Alum Rock?

Alum Rock has an estimated 789 (±179) renting households, 29.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Alum Rock?

In Alum Rock, the share of households that rent went from 27.9% in 2015–2019 to 29.8% in 2020–2024 (+1.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Alum Rock?

A renting household in Alum Rock has 3.9 people on average, against 3.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Alum Rock?

The median renting household in Alum Rock, CA has an income of $94,866 (±$20,239) a year, against $129,250 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 Alum Rock CDP, California (place:01458, 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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