What is the median rent in East Niles, CA?

Name: Median rent in East Niles, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in East Niles, CA is $1,250 (±$86) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,178 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,250 (±$86)
Rented homes: 3,178 (±542)
$2,000 or more: 9.0%

How much rent costs in East Niles

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	East Niles	Kern County	California	United States
Less than $500	2.3% (±2.4 points)	3.5%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	18.6% (±6.5 points)	22.4%	7.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	48.2% (±9.7 points)	36.1%	16.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	21.9% (±5.9 points)	22.1%	21.5%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.5% (±3.2 points)	10.7%	19.8%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.5% (±2.2 points)	3.3%	12.5%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±1.3 points)	2.0%	19.1%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 48.2% of renting households.

9.0% of rented homes in East Niles cost $2,000 or more a month.

East Niles against Kern County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Niles	Kern County	California	United States
Median gross rent	$1,250 (±$86)	$1,300 (±$21)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	3,178 (±542)	108,448 (±2,332)	5,783,331 (±22,650)	42,849,984

In East Niles, median gross rent is not measurably different from Kern County ($1,300).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Kern County, East Niles ranks 21 of 47 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 833 of 1,010.

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

Median gross rent in places near East Niles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Niles
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
East Niles	—	$1,250 (±$86)	—
Fairfax (community)	1.6 mi	$1,407 (±$344)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest	2.1 mi	$1,259 (±$109)	Not measurably different
Potomac Park	2.4 mi	$1,218 (±$130)	Not measurably different
East Bakersfield	3.1 mi	$1,090 (±$66)	Lower
Cottonwood (Kern County)	3.9 mi	$1,029 (±$100)	Lower
La Cresta	4.3 mi	$1,177 (±$61)	Not measurably different
Casa Loma	4.6 mi	$749 (±$532)	Not measurably different
Rexland Acres	6.1 mi	$1,435 (±$149)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: East Bakersfield, CA ($1,090), Cottonwood (Kern County), CA ($1,029).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rexland Acres, CA ($1,435).

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

Median gross rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
15	California City	$1,300 (±$247)
16	Tehachapi	$1,295 (±$129)
17	China Lake Acres	$1,283 (±$383)
18	Oildale	$1,281 (±$68)
19	Hillcrest	$1,259 (±$109)
20	Shafter	$1,253 (±$150)
21	East Niles	$1,250 (±$86)
22	Benton Park	$1,243 (±$396)
23	Boron	$1,219 (±$164)
24	Potomac Park	$1,218 (±$130)
25	Mojave	$1,214 (±$117)
26	Maricopa	$1,203 (±$266)
27	Delano	$1,199 (±$76)

Showing 13 of 47 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

East Niles 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 Niles

What is the average rent in East Niles, CA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in East Niles is $1,250 (±$86) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many rentals in East Niles cost more than $2,000 a month?

9.0% of rented homes in East Niles have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 2.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in East Niles higher than in Kern County?

In East Niles, median gross rent is not measurably different from Kern County ($1,300).

It is also lower than in California ($2,036).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

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 Niles CDP, California (place:20903, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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