What percentage of people rent in Barstow, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Barstow, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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56.3% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Barstow, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,145 renting households against 4,000 that own their home.

In Barstow, the share of households that rent went from 55.8% in 2015–2019 to 56.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 56.3% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 5,145 (±507)
Median renter income: $42,281 (±$4,605)

Who rents and who owns in Barstow

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Barstow	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	56.3% (±4.1 points)	37.9% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,145 (±507)	256,079 (±3,279)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,000 (±404)	418,836 (±3,452)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.2)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	3.3 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,281 (±$4,605)	$61,041 (±$1,019)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,973 (±$6,965)	$104,606 (±$1,264)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Barstow, the renter share is higher than in San Bernardino County (37.9%).

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

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

In San Bernardino County, Barstow ranks 4 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 109 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Barstow 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	55.8% (±3.8 points)	56.3% (±4.1 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$768 (±$33)	$1,091 (±$76)	+42.1%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$40,633 (±$4,516)	$53,380 (±$9,390)	+31.4%	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 Barstow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Barstow
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Barstow	—	56.3% (±4.1 points)	—
Lenwood	3.9 mi	37.8% (±14.3 points)	Lower
Silver Lakes	19 mi	14.9% (±9.2 points)	Lower
Apple Valley	25 mi	30.1% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Spring Valley Lake	29 mi	26.2% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Victorville	29 mi	39.4% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Adelanto	30 mi	38.1% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Lucerne Valley	30 mi	24.5% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Mountain View Acres	31 mi	18.7% (±12.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lenwood, CA (37.8%), Silver Lakes, CA (14.9%), Apple Valley, CA (30.1%).

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

Households that rent across San Bernardino County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fort Irwin	98.9% (±1.3 points)
2	Loma Linda	62.1% (±4.1 points)
3	Twentynine Palms	61.8% (±3.1 points)
4	Barstow	56.3% (±4.1 points)
5	Muscoy	52.1% (±8.6 points)
6	San Bernardino	50.0% (±1.6 points)
7	Needles	47.9% (±9.9 points)
8	Colton	47.2% (±3.1 points)
9	Montclair	45.2% (±3.1 points)
10	Redlands	43.2% (±2.6 points)

Showing 10 of 47 places in San Bernardino County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Barstow

How many renters are there in Barstow?

Barstow has an estimated 5,145 (±507) renting households, 56.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Barstow?

In Barstow, the share of households that rent went from 55.8% in 2015–2019 to 56.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Barstow?

A renting household in Barstow has 2.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Barstow?

The median renting household in Barstow, CA has an income of $42,281 (±$4,605) a year, against $74,973 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 Barstow city, California (place:04030, 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.