What percentage of people rent in Del Mar, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Del Mar, CA, 2020–2024
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46.8% (±10.2 points) of the occupied homes in Del Mar, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 868 renting households against 987 that own their home.

In Del Mar, the share of households that rent went from 47.1% in 2015–2019 to 46.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.8% (±10.2 points)
Renting households: 868 (±214)
Median renter income: $153,250 (±$99,472)

Who rents and who owns in Del Mar

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Del Mar	San Diego County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.8% (±10.2 points)	45.4% (±0.3 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	868 (±214)	532,140 (±3,919)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	987 (±174)	639,138 (±4,528)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$153,250 (±$99,472)	$78,016 (±$867)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$204,712 (±$41,051)	$137,988 (±$1,510)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Del Mar, the renter share is not measurably different from San Diego County (45.4%).

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

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

In San Diego County, Del Mar ranks 11 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 237 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Del Mar 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	47.1% (±9.0 points)	46.8% (±10.2 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$129,063 (±$38,096)	$199,152 (±$30,303)	+54.3%	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 Del Mar

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Del Mar
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Del Mar	—	46.8% (±10.2 points)	—
Solana Beach	1.9 mi	32.3% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Fairbanks Ranch	4.7 mi	8.2% (±12.9 points)	Lower
Rancho Santa Fe	5.6 mi	6.9% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Encinitas	6.0 mi	33.5% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Lake San Marcos	11 mi	21.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Carlsbad	12 mi	37.1% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different
Harmony Grove	12 mi	13.1% (±11.8 points)	Lower
San Diego	13 mi	52.7% (±0.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Solana Beach, CA (32.3%), Fairbanks Ranch, CA (8.2%), Rancho Santa Fe, CA (6.9%).

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

Households that rent across San Diego County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	El Cajon	58.5% (±1.9 points)
6	Bostonia	57.7% (±4.9 points)
7	San Diego	52.7% (±0.5 points)
8	La Mesa	52.3% (±2.3 points)
9	Vista	48.3% (±1.9 points)
10	Lemon Grove	47.5% (±4.2 points)
11	Del Mar	46.8% (±10.2 points)
12	Escondido	46.6% (±1.7 points)
13	Coronado	45.4% (±3.6 points)
14	Oceanside	41.7% (±1.5 points)
15	Fallbrook	41.5% (±3.9 points)
16	Chula Vista	40.2% (±1.2 points)
17	Carlsbad	37.1% (±1.8 points)

Showing 13 of 50 places in San Diego 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 Del Mar

How many renters are there in Del Mar?

Del Mar has an estimated 868 (±214) renting households, 46.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Del Mar?

In Del Mar, the share of households that rent went from 47.1% in 2015–2019 to 46.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Del Mar?

A renting household in Del Mar has 1.9 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Del Mar?

The median renting household in Del Mar, CA has an income of $153,250 (±$99,472) a year, against $204,712 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 Del Mar city, California (place:18506, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.