What percentage of people rent in Desert View Highlands, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Desert View Highlands, CA, 2020–2024
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43.0% (±16.8 points) of the occupied homes in Desert View Highlands, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 369 renting households against 489 that own their home.

In Desert View Highlands, the share of households that rent went from 40.0% in 2015–2019 to 43.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.0% (±16.8 points)
Renting households: 369 (±183)

Who rents and who owns in Desert View Highlands

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Desert View Highlands	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.0% (±16.8 points)	54.1% (±0.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	369 (±183)	1,848,466 (±7,040)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	489 (±180)	1,567,983 (±9,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±1.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.4)	3.1 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$66,677 (±$463)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$78,924 (±$21,043)	$127,538 (±$734)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Desert View Highlands, the renter share is not measurably different from Los Angeles County (54.1%).

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

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

In Los Angeles County, Desert View Highlands ranks 61 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 332 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Desert View Highlands 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	40.0% (±11.7 points)	43.0% (±16.8 points)	+3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,331 (±$208)	$2,002 (±$343)	+50.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$60,703 (±$20,034)	$76,094 (±$24,541)	+25.4%	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 Desert View Highlands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Desert View Highlands
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Desert View Highlands	—	43.0% (±16.8 points)	—
Palmdale	2.7 mi	33.8% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Quartz Hill	5.5 mi	29.2% (±7.5 points)	Not measurably different
Acton	6.7 mi	7.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Lancaster	7.2 mi	39.6% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Leona Valley	8.5 mi	4.6% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Littlerock	11 mi	29.2% (±24.0 points)	Not measurably different
Agua Dulce	11 mi	11.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Sun Village	11 mi	26.5% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Acton, CA (7.9%), Leona Valley, CA (4.6%), Agua Dulce, CA (11.1%).

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
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)
60	Compton	43.6% (±2.5 points)
61	Desert View Highlands	43.0% (±16.8 points)
62	Pepperdine University	42.6% (±22.3 points)
63	Baldwin Park	42.3% (±2.4 points)
64	Whittier	42.1% (±2.3 points)
65	Arcadia	41.9% (±2.7 points)
66	South San Gabriel	41.5% (±11.2 points)
67	Covina	41.2% (±2.7 points)

Showing 13 of 140 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Desert View Highlands 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 Desert View Highlands

How many renters are there in Desert View Highlands?

Desert View Highlands has an estimated 369 (±183) renting households, 43.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Desert View Highlands?

In Desert View Highlands, the share of households that rent went from 40.0% in 2015–2019 to 43.0% in 2020–2024 (+3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Desert View Highlands?

A renting household in Desert View Highlands has 3.2 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned 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 Desert View Highlands CDP, California (place:19052, 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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