What percentage of people rent in East Los Angeles, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Los Angeles, CA, 2020–2024
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66.5% (±1.9 points) of the occupied homes in East Los Angeles, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 20,237 renting households against 10,205 that own their home.

In East Los Angeles, the share of households that rent went from 66.0% in 2015–2019 to 66.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 66.5% (±1.9 points)
Renting households: 20,237 (±801)
Median renter income: $59,358 (±$3,752)

Who rents and who owns in East Los Angeles

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	66.5% (±1.9 points)	54.1% (±0.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	20,237 (±801)	1,848,466 (±7,040)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,205 (±649)	1,567,983 (±9,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.7 (±0.1)	3.1 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,358 (±$3,752)	$66,677 (±$463)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$95,670 (±$6,923)	$127,538 (±$734)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Los Angeles County, East Los Angeles ranks 14 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 43 of 1,076.

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

How renting in East Los Angeles 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	66.0% (±1.4 points)	66.5% (±1.9 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,134 (±$17)	$1,494 (±$39)	+31.7%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$46,082 (±$1,517)	$68,741 (±$3,521)	+49.2%	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 East Los Angeles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Los Angeles
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Los Angeles	—	66.5% (±1.9 points)	—
Monterey Park	2.3 mi	48.4% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Commerce	2.8 mi	45.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Maywood	3.2 mi	69.5% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon	3.2 mi	90.2% (±8.0 points)	Higher
Montebello	3.5 mi	54.1% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Bell	3.6 mi	73.5% (±3.6 points)	Higher
Alhambra	4.0 mi	58.9% (±1.7 points)	Lower
South San Gabriel	4.3 mi	41.5% (±11.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Monterey Park, CA (48.4%), Commerce, CA (45.0%), Montebello, CA (54.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vernon, CA (90.2%), Bell, CA (73.5%).

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
8	Bell	73.5% (±3.6 points)
9	Lennox	73.1% (±4.9 points)
10	Hawthorne	72.8% (±1.5 points)
11	Santa Monica	72.1% (±1.5 points)
12	Westmont	71.7% (±3.2 points)
13	Maywood	69.5% (±3.5 points)
14	East Los Angeles	66.5% (±1.9 points)
15	Glendale	64.8% (±1.2 points)
16	Los Angeles	64.0% (±0.3 points)
17	Inglewood	63.8% (±1.6 points)
18	Florence-Graham	63.4% (±2.9 points)
19	Lawndale	63.0% (±3.7 points)
20	Bellflower	60.7% (±2.0 points)

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

East Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles

How many renters are there in East Los Angeles?

East Los Angeles has an estimated 20,237 (±801) renting households, 66.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Los Angeles?

In East Los Angeles, the share of households that rent went from 66.0% in 2015–2019 to 66.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Los Angeles?

A renting household in East Los Angeles has 3.6 people on average, against 3.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Los Angeles?

The median renting household in East Los Angeles, CA has an income of $59,358 (±$3,752) a year, against $95,670 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 Los Angeles CDP, California (place:20802, 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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