What percentage of people rent in East Bakersfield, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Bakersfield, CA, 2020–2024
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81.8% (±4.5 points) of the occupied homes in East Bakersfield, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,531 renting households against 562 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 81.8% (±4.5 points)
Renting households: 2,531 (±335)
Median renter income: $36,528 (±$5,370)

Who rents and who owns in East Bakersfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Bakersfield	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	81.8% (±4.5 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,531 (±335)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	562 (±129)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±0.4)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±0.6)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,528 (±$5,370)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,167 (±$13,088)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In East Bakersfield, the renter share is higher than in Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, East Bakersfield ranks 3 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 21 of 1,076.

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

Households that rent in places near East Bakersfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Bakersfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Bakersfield	—	81.8% (±4.5 points)	—
Hillcrest	1.0 mi	49.5% (±5.8 points)	Lower
La Cresta	1.3 mi	57.0% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Potomac Park	1.5 mi	62.5% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Bakersfield Country Club	1.9 mi	8.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Cottonwood (Kern County)	2.7 mi	83.5% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Casa Loma	3.1 mi	63.6% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
East Niles	3.1 mi	41.4% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Fairfax (community)	3.4 mi	48.5% (±13.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hillcrest, CA (49.5%), La Cresta, CA (57.0%), Potomac Park, CA (62.5%).

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

Households that rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Edwards AFB	96.0% (±4.0 points)
2	Cottonwood (Kern County)	83.5% (±8.3 points)
3	East Bakersfield	81.8% (±4.5 points)
4	Weedpatch	67.0% (±11.8 points)
5	Casa Loma	63.6% (±21.6 points)
6	Ford City	62.7% (±10.8 points)
7	Potomac Park	62.5% (±6.6 points)
8	Buttonwillow	61.9% (±11.8 points)
9	Mojave	61.8% (±9.7 points)

Showing 9 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Bakersfield 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 East Bakersfield

How many renters are there in East Bakersfield?

East Bakersfield has an estimated 2,531 (±335) renting households, 81.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in East Bakersfield?

A renting household in East Bakersfield has 3.4 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Bakersfield?

The median renting household in East Bakersfield, CA has an income of $36,528 (±$5,370) a year, against $59,167 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 East Bakersfield CDP, California (place:20515, 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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