What percentage of people rent in Aptos, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Aptos, CA, 2020–2024
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28.9% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Aptos, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 723 renting households against 1,779 that own their home.

In Aptos, the share of households that rent went from 16.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (+12.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.9% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 723 (±245)
Median renter income: $82,421 (±$41,175)

Who rents and who owns in Aptos

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Aptos	Santa Cruz County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.9% (±7.6 points)	40.1% (±1.1 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	723 (±245)	38,819 (±1,148)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,779 (±152)	58,079 (±1,134)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$82,421 (±$41,175)	$80,482 (±$3,959)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$155,673 (±$24,125)	$139,862 (±$5,323)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Aptos, the renter share is lower than in Santa Cruz County (40.1%).

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

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

In Santa Cruz County, Aptos ranks 11 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 663 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Aptos 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	16.3% (±6.4 points)	28.9% (±7.6 points)	+12.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,884 (±$270)	$2,059 (±$957)	+9.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$112,308 (±$24,186)	$134,048 (±$16,517)	+19.4%	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 Aptos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Aptos
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Aptos	—	28.9% (±7.6 points)	—
Seacliff	1.7 mi	47.3% (±8.8 points)	Higher
Rio del Mar	2.3 mi	24.8% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Soquel	3.1 mi	27.3% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Day Valley	3.1 mi	16.5% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Capitola	3.5 mi	47.8% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	3.7 mi	21.1% (±11.5 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasure Point	4.8 mi	40.5% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Live Oak (community)	4.8 mi	41.3% (±4.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Day Valley, CA (16.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Seacliff, CA (47.3%), Capitola, CA (47.8%), Pleasure Point, CA (40.5%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Cruz County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Capitola	47.8% (±5.5 points)
6	Seacliff	47.3% (±8.8 points)
7	Freedom	43.4% (±11.2 points)
8	Live Oak (community)	41.3% (±4.0 points)
9	Pleasure Point	40.5% (±8.4 points)
10	Interlaken	33.6% (±8.6 points)
11	Aptos	28.9% (±7.6 points)
12	Soquel	27.3% (±5.0 points)
13	Scotts Valley	26.4% (±5.7 points)
14	Rio del Mar	24.8% (±5.2 points)
15 (tie)	Boulder Creek	23.5% (±8.7 points)
15 (tie)	Felton	23.5% (±7.5 points)
17	Ben Lomond	23.2% (±7.8 points)

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

Aptos 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 Aptos

How many renters are there in Aptos?

Aptos has an estimated 723 (±245) renting households, 28.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Aptos?

In Aptos, the share of households that rent went from 16.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (+12.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Aptos?

A renting household in Aptos has 2.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Aptos?

The median renting household in Aptos, CA has an income of $82,421 (±$41,175) a year, against $155,673 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 Aptos CDP, California (place:02378, 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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