What percentage of people rent in Carpinteria, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Carpinteria, CA, 2020–2024
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38.5% (±5.3 points) of the occupied homes in Carpinteria, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,976 renting households against 3,162 that own their home.

In Carpinteria, the share of households that rent went from 45.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.5% (±5.3 points)
Renting households: 1,976 (±328)
Median renter income: $74,000 (±$26,055)

Who rents and who owns in Carpinteria

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Carpinteria	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.5% (±5.3 points)	47.6% (±0.9 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,976 (±328)	71,264 (±1,376)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,162 (±297)	78,344 (±1,317)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$74,000 (±$26,055)	$70,675 (±$2,599)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$133,500 (±$25,774)	$131,935 (±$4,489)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Carpinteria, the renter share is lower than in Santa Barbara County (47.6%).

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

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

In Santa Barbara County, Carpinteria ranks 11 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 448 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Carpinteria 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	45.5% (±4.3 points)	38.5% (±5.3 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,940 (±$128)	$2,377 (±$149)	+22.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$76,521 (±$8,024)	$100,658 (±$12,413)	+31.5%	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 Carpinteria

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Carpinteria
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Carpinteria	—	38.5% (±5.3 points)	—
Toro Canyon	4.3 mi	14.1% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Summerland	5.4 mi	35.7% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Montecito	7.9 mi	24.2% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Oak View	12 mi	20.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Santa Barbara	12 mi	60.1% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Mira Monte	13 mi	15.8% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Mission Canyon	13 mi	28.9% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Meiners Oaks	14 mi	31.8% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Toro Canyon, CA (14.1%), Montecito, CA (24.2%), Oak View, CA (20.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Santa Barbara, CA (60.1%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Lompoc	51.0% (±2.9 points)
6	Santa Maria	49.8% (±2.1 points)
7	Goleta	49.3% (±3.0 points)
8	Guadalupe	44.6% (±7.3 points)
9	Solvang	43.0% (±7.7 points)
10	Buellton	41.3% (±9.4 points)
11	Carpinteria	38.5% (±5.3 points)
12	Summerland	35.7% (±18.1 points)
13	Santa Ynez	35.1% (±10.9 points)
14	Mission Canyon	28.9% (±10.8 points)
15	Los Alamos	25.5% (±16.6 points)
16	Eastern Goleta Valley	25.4% (±3.3 points)
17	Vandenberg Village	25.2% (±6.9 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Santa Barbara 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 Carpinteria

How many renters are there in Carpinteria?

Carpinteria has an estimated 1,976 (±328) renting households, 38.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Carpinteria?

In Carpinteria, the share of households that rent went from 45.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.5% in 2020–2024 (−7.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Carpinteria?

A renting household in Carpinteria has 2.5 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Carpinteria?

The median renting household in Carpinteria, CA has an income of $74,000 (±$26,055) a year, against $133,500 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 Carpinteria city, California (place:11446, 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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