What percentage of people rent in Carmel Valley Village, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Carmel Valley Village, CA, 2020–2024
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20.8% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Carmel Valley Village, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 421 renting households against 1,604 that own their home.

In Carmel Valley Village, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.8% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 421 (±140)
Median renter income: $116,133 (±$34,639)

Who rents and who owns in Carmel Valley Village

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carmel Valley Village	Monterey County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.8% (±6.7 points)	47.9% (±1.0 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	421 (±140)	63,496 (±1,278)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,604 (±268)	68,993 (±1,365)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.6)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$116,133 (±$34,639)	$73,346 (±$3,092)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$191,173 (±$26,373)	$125,231 (±$3,038)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Carmel Valley Village, the renter share is lower than in Monterey County (47.9%).

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

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

In Monterey County, Carmel Valley Village ranks 18 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 825 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Carmel Valley Village 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	27.4% (±8.8 points)	20.8% (±6.7 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,862 (±$912)	$2,211 (±$676)	+18.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$89,286 (±$23,931)	$156,161 (±$44,627)	+74.9%	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 Carmel Valley Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carmel Valley Village
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carmel Valley Village	—	20.8% (±6.7 points)	—
Del Rey Oaks	8.2 mi	23.9% (±6.8 points)	Not measurably different
Seaside	9.8 mi	64.6% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Sand City	11 mi	81.5% (±7.8 points)	Higher
Monterey	11 mi	63.8% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Carmel-by-the-Sea	11 mi	39.9% (±11.4 points)	Higher
Marina	13 mi	57.1% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Del Monte Forest	13 mi	12.8% (±5.0 points)	Not measurably different
Pacific Grove	14 mi	49.6% (±3.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Seaside, CA (64.6%), Sand City, CA (81.5%), Monterey, CA (63.8%).

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
12	Gonzales	45.0% (±8.5 points)
13	Soledad	42.0% (±7.7 points)
14 (tie)	Carmel-by-the-Sea	39.9% (±11.4 points)
14 (tie)	Las Lomas	39.9% (±15.6 points)
16	Del Rey Oaks	23.9% (±6.8 points)
17	Prunedale	23.3% (±4.5 points)
18	Carmel Valley Village	20.8% (±6.7 points)
19	Elkhorn	16.8% (±11.0 points)
20	Pine Canyon	14.9% (±10.8 points)
21	Del Monte Forest	12.8% (±5.0 points)

Showing 10 of 21 places in Monterey County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Carmel Valley Village 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 Carmel Valley Village

How many renters are there in Carmel Valley Village?

Carmel Valley Village has an estimated 421 (±140) renting households, 20.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Carmel Valley Village?

In Carmel Valley Village, the share of households that rent went from 27.4% in 2015–2019 to 20.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Carmel Valley Village?

A renting household in Carmel Valley Village has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Carmel Valley Village?

The median renting household in Carmel Valley Village, CA has an income of $116,133 (±$34,639) a year, against $191,173 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 Carmel Valley Village CDP, California (place:11324, 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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