What percentage of people rent in Benton Park, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Benton Park, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
License: https://www.census.gov/data/developers/about/terms-of-service.html

39.3% (±10.3 points) of the occupied homes in Benton Park, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 619 renting households against 957 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.3% (±10.3 points)
Renting households: 619 (±181)
Median renter income: $42,266 (±$32,659)

Who rents and who owns in Benton Park

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Benton Park	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.3% (±10.3 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	619 (±181)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	957 (±183)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.0 (±0.8)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.4)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,266 (±$32,659)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$49,788 (±$39,002)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Benton Park, the renter share is not measurably different from Kern County (39.9%).

It is not measurably different from California (44.1%).

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

In Kern County, Benton Park ranks 32 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 430 of 1,076.

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

Households that rent in places near Benton Park

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Benton Park
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Benton Park	—	39.3% (±10.3 points)	—
Bakersfield	0.7 mi	39.4% (±1.3 points)	Not measurably different
Old Stine	1.0 mi	54.5% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Casa Loma	1.8 mi	63.6% (±21.6 points)	Higher
Cottonwood (Kern County)	2.5 mi	83.5% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Rexland Acres	3.4 mi	37.7% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Potomac Park	3.8 mi	62.5% (±6.6 points)	Higher
East Bakersfield	4.0 mi	81.8% (±4.5 points)	Higher
La Cresta	4.2 mi	57.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Casa Loma, CA (63.6%), Cottonwood (Kern County), CA (83.5%), Potomac Park, CA (62.5%).

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

Households that rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
26	Tehachapi	41.5% (±7.6 points)
27	East Niles	41.4% (±5.4 points)
28 (tie)	Ridgecrest	41.2% (±3.3 points)
28 (tie)	Lake Isabella	41.2% (±13.5 points)
30	Maricopa	39.7% (±11.3 points)
31	Bakersfield	39.4% (±1.3 points)
32	Benton Park	39.3% (±10.3 points)
33	Rexland Acres	37.7% (±13.4 points)
34	Delano	37.2% (±3.9 points)
35	Shafter	35.3% (±5.5 points)
36	Bodfish	34.8% (±15.3 points)
37	China Lake Acres	32.5% (±15.0 points)
38	Frazier Park	32.4% (±14.0 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Benton Park 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.

What you can do on Seayora in Benton Park

One account for renting, owning, managing and fixing homes, with these figures beside you.

Looking for a place to rent?

Browse homes for rent near Benton Park, save the ones you like and apply online.

Browse rentals · Create a renter account

Own or manage a rental?

List it, sign the lease and collect rent online, with the figures for Benton Park beside you.

Create a landlord account · See what landlords get

Do repairs, renovations or maintenance?

Get found by owners and renters near Benton Park, and send estimates and invoices from your phone.

Join as a pro · Find a pro

Questions about Benton Park

How many renters are there in Benton Park?

Benton Park has an estimated 619 (±181) renting households, 39.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Benton Park?

A renting household in Benton Park has 4.0 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Benton Park?

The median renting household in Benton Park, CA has an income of $42,266 (±$32,659) a year, against $49,788 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 Benton Park CDP, California (place:05356, 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.

The API needs a free key.

Request a Census API key.

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

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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.