What is the rental vacancy rate in East Los Angeles, CA?

Name: Vacancy rate in East Los Angeles, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in East Los Angeles, CA is 1.4% (±0.5 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 1.3% (±0.7 points).

1,699 (±288) homes, 5.3% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In East Los Angeles, the rental vacancy rate went from 2.7% in 2015–2019 to 1.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 1.4% (±0.5 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 1.3% (±0.7 points)
Vacant homes: 1,699 (±288)

Vacancy in East Los Angeles against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Rental vacancy rate	1.4% (±0.5 points)	4.0% (±0.1 points)	4.2% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.3% (±0.7 points)	0.7% (±0.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,699 (±288)	234,017 (±5,084)	1,096,644 (±18,928)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In East Los Angeles, the rental vacancy rate is lower than in Los Angeles County (4.0%).

It is also lower than in California (4.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near East Los Angeles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Los Angeles
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
East Los Angeles	—	1.4% (±0.5 points)	—
Monterey Park	2.3 mi	1.8% (±1.0 points)	Not measurably different
Commerce	2.8 mi	0.0% (±2.8 points)	Not measurably different
Maywood	3.2 mi	0.7% (±0.7 points)	Not measurably different
Vernon	3.2 mi	0.0% (±35.0 points)	Not measurably different
Montebello	3.5 mi	1.6% (±1.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bell	3.6 mi	0.5% (±0.5 points)	Lower
Alhambra	4.0 mi	3.7% (±1.1 points)	Higher
South San Gabriel	4.3 mi	0.0% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bell, CA (0.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Alhambra, CA (3.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
81 (tie)	Montebello	1.6% (±1.1 points)
81 (tie)	Westlake Village	1.6% (±2.4 points)
81 (tie)	Lennox	1.6% (±1.4 points)
85 (tie)	Huntington Park	1.5% (±0.9 points)
85 (tie)	La Mirada	1.5% (±1.6 points)
87 (tie)	El Monte	1.4% (±0.7 points)
87 (tie)	East Los Angeles	1.4% (±0.5 points)
89 (tie)	Pomona	1.2% (±0.6 points)
89 (tie)	Walnut Park	1.2% (±1.7 points)
91	Norwalk	1.1% (±1.0 points)
92 (tie)	Downey	1.0% (±0.5 points)
92 (tie)	San Marino	1.0% (±1.8 points)
92 (tie)	West Whittier-Los Nietos	1.0% (±1.2 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

Is it hard to find a rental in East Los Angeles?

The rental vacancy rate in East Los Angeles, CA is 1.4% (±0.5 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in East Los Angeles tighter than it was?

In East Los Angeles, the rental vacancy rate went from 2.7% in 2015–2019 to 1.4% in 2020–2024 (−1.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How many homes are vacant in East Los Angeles?

An estimated 1,699 (±288) housing units, 5.3% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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) 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_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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