What percentage of people rent in Commerce, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Commerce, CA, 2020–2024
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45.0% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in Commerce, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,488 renting households against 1,819 that own their home.

In Commerce, the share of households that rent went from 53.1% in 2015–2019 to 45.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.0% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 1,488 (±217)
Median renter income: $56,218 (±$26,653)

Who rents and who owns in Commerce

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Commerce	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.0% (±6.0 points)	54.1% (±0.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,488 (±217)	1,848,466 (±7,040)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,819 (±218)	1,567,983 (±9,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.0 (±0.3)	3.1 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$56,218 (±$26,653)	$66,677 (±$463)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$89,049 (±$21,334)	$127,538 (±$734)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Commerce, the renter share is lower than in Los Angeles County (54.1%).

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

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

In Los Angeles County, Commerce ranks 53 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 280 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Commerce 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	53.1% (±4.1 points)	45.0% (±6.0 points)	−8.1 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,139 (±$52)	$1,549 (±$146)	+36.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$47,518 (±$4,630)	$77,064 (±$8,483)	+62.2%	Up 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 Commerce

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Commerce
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Commerce	—	45.0% (±6.0 points)	—
Bell	2.0 mi	73.5% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Bell Gardens	2.1 mi	78.8% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Maywood	2.2 mi	69.5% (±3.5 points)	Higher
Montebello	2.7 mi	54.1% (±2.4 points)	Higher
East Los Angeles	2.8 mi	66.5% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Cudahy	2.8 mi	85.8% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Pico Rivera	3.5 mi	29.5% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Vernon	3.5 mi	90.2% (±8.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pico Rivera, CA (29.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bell, CA (73.5%), Bell Gardens, CA (78.8%), Maywood, CA (69.5%).

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

Households that rent across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
47	Monterey Park	48.4% (±2.6 points)
48	Redondo Beach	46.6% (±2.4 points)
49 (tie)	Alondra Park	46.2% (±5.6 points)
49 (tie)	San Pasqual	46.2% (±8.2 points)
51	Pomona	46.0% (±1.8 points)
52	Culver City	45.4% (±3.1 points)
53 (tie)	Commerce	45.0% (±6.0 points)
53 (tie)	Torrance	45.0% (±1.6 points)
55	East Rancho Dominguez	44.9% (±4.5 points)
56 (tie)	Azusa	44.8% (±3.0 points)
56 (tie)	West Athens	44.8% (±6.0 points)
58	Sierra Madre	44.2% (±6.3 points)
59	East San Gabriel	43.7% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 140 places in Los Angeles 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 Commerce

How many renters are there in Commerce?

Commerce has an estimated 1,488 (±217) renting households, 45.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Commerce?

In Commerce, the share of households that rent went from 53.1% in 2015–2019 to 45.0% in 2020–2024 (−8.1 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Commerce?

A renting household in Commerce has 3.1 people on average, against 4.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Commerce?

The median renting household in Commerce, CA has an income of $56,218 (±$26,653) a year, against $89,049 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 Commerce city, California (place:14974, 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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