What percentage of people rent in Boronda, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Boronda, CA, 2020–2024
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59.4% (±20.2 points) of the occupied homes in Boronda, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 250 renting households against 171 that own their home.

In Boronda, the share of households that rent went from 52.7% in 2015–2019 to 59.4% in 2020–2024 (+6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 59.4% (±20.2 points)
Renting households: 250 (±143)

Who rents and who owns in Boronda

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Boronda	Monterey County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	59.4% (±20.2 points)	47.9% (±1.0 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	250 (±143)	63,496 (±1,278)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	171 (±94)	68,993 (±1,365)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.0)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.9)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$73,346 (±$3,092)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$93,295 (±$70,834)	$125,231 (±$3,038)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Boronda, the renter share is not measurably different from Monterey County (47.9%).

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

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

In Monterey County, Boronda ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Boronda 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	52.7% (±19.6 points)	59.4% (±20.2 points)	+6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,710 (±$168)	$2,112 (±$323)	+23.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,383 (±$31,003)	$63,125 (±$44,695)	+33.2%	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 Boronda

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Boronda
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Boronda	—	59.4% (±20.2 points)	—
Salinas	2.3 mi	53.0% (±1.5 points)	Not measurably different
Marina	6.4 mi	57.1% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Castroville	6.5 mi	54.5% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Prunedale	8.2 mi	23.3% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Elkhorn	8.4 mi	16.8% (±11.0 points)	Lower
Seaside	9.3 mi	64.6% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Sand City	11 mi	81.5% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Del Rey Oaks	11 mi	23.9% (±6.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Prunedale, CA (23.3%), Elkhorn, CA (16.8%), Del Rey Oaks, CA (23.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sand City, CA (81.5%).

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

Households that rent across Monterey County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sand City	81.5% (±7.8 points)
2	Pajaro	68.7% (±12.3 points)
3	Seaside	64.6% (±3.2 points)
4	Monterey	63.8% (±3.2 points)
5	Boronda	59.4% (±20.2 points)
6	King City	57.9% (±7.6 points)
7	Marina	57.1% (±3.1 points)
8	Castroville	54.5% (±8.7 points)
9	Salinas	53.0% (±1.5 points)
10	Pacific Grove	49.6% (±3.1 points)
11	Greenfield	45.5% (±5.2 points)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Monterey County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Boronda 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 Boronda

How many renters are there in Boronda?

Boronda has an estimated 250 (±143) renting households, 59.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Boronda?

In Boronda, the share of households that rent went from 52.7% in 2015–2019 to 59.4% in 2020–2024 (+6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Boronda?

A renting household in Boronda has 3.4 people on average, against 3.0 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 Boronda CDP, California (place:07578, 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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