What percentage of people rent in Buttonwillow, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Buttonwillow, CA, 2020–2024
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61.9% (±11.8 points) of the occupied homes in Buttonwillow, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 224 renting households against 138 that own their home.

In Buttonwillow, the share of households that rent went from 54.8% in 2015–2019 to 61.9% in 2020–2024 (+7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 61.9% (±11.8 points)
Renting households: 224 (±73)
Median renter income: $33,654 (±$9,830)

Who rents and who owns in Buttonwillow

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Buttonwillow	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	61.9% (±11.8 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	224 (±73)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	138 (±48)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.5)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.9)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$33,654 (±$9,830)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$58,676 (±$37,229)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Buttonwillow, the renter share is higher than in Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, Buttonwillow ranks 8 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 63 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Buttonwillow 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	54.8% (±12.2 points)	61.9% (±11.8 points)	+7.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$964 (±$54)	$1,131 (±$158)	+17.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,333 (±$4,510)	$35,086 (±$8,593)	−8.5%	Down 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 Buttonwillow

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Buttonwillow
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Buttonwillow	—	61.9% (±11.8 points)	—
Rosedale	13 mi	14.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Wasco	13 mi	41.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Shafter	14 mi	35.3% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Ford City	17 mi	62.7% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Greenacres	18 mi	18.8% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Taft Heights	19 mi	48.3% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Taft	19 mi	60.2% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Taft	20 mi	45.0% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rosedale, CA (14.3%), Wasco, CA (41.7%), Shafter, CA (35.3%).

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
2	Cottonwood (Kern County)	83.5% (±8.3 points)
3	East Bakersfield	81.8% (±4.5 points)
4	Weedpatch	67.0% (±11.8 points)
5	Casa Loma	63.6% (±21.6 points)
6	Ford City	62.7% (±10.8 points)
7	Potomac Park	62.5% (±6.6 points)
8	Buttonwillow	61.9% (±11.8 points)
9	Mojave	61.8% (±9.7 points)
10	South Taft	60.2% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Lost Hills	59.4% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Oildale	59.4% (±4.0 points)
13	La Cresta	57.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Boron	54.9% (±11.8 points)

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

Buttonwillow 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 Buttonwillow

How many renters are there in Buttonwillow?

Buttonwillow has an estimated 224 (±73) renting households, 61.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Buttonwillow?

In Buttonwillow, the share of households that rent went from 54.8% in 2015–2019 to 61.9% in 2020–2024 (+7.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Buttonwillow?

A renting household in Buttonwillow has 3.1 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Buttonwillow?

The median renting household in Buttonwillow, CA has an income of $33,654 (±$9,830) a year, against $58,676 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 Buttonwillow CDP, California (place:09332, 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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