What percentage of people rent in East Niles, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in East Niles, CA, 2020–2024
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41.4% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in East Niles, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,274 renting households against 4,626 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.4% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 3,274 (±544)
Median renter income: $31,003 (±$2,625)

Who rents and who owns in East Niles

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Niles	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.4% (±5.4 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,274 (±544)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,626 (±412)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.3)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.6 (±0.2)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,003 (±$2,625)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,375 (±$6,031)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In East Niles, the renter share is not measurably different from Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, East Niles ranks 27 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 373 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 Niles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Niles
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Niles	—	41.4% (±5.4 points)	—
Fairfax (community)	1.6 mi	48.5% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield Country Club	1.8 mi	8.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Hillcrest	2.1 mi	49.5% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Potomac Park	2.4 mi	62.5% (±6.6 points)	Higher
East Bakersfield	3.1 mi	81.8% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Cottonwood (Kern County)	3.9 mi	83.5% (±8.3 points)	Higher
La Cresta	4.3 mi	57.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Casa Loma	4.6 mi	63.6% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bakersfield Country Club, CA (8.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hillcrest, CA (49.5%), Potomac Park, CA (62.5%), East Bakersfield, CA (81.8%).

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
21	Arvin	45.6% (±4.4 points)
22 (tie)	California City	45.0% (±6.5 points)
22 (tie)	Taft	45.0% (±12.5 points)
24	McFarland	43.1% (±5.5 points)
25	Wasco	41.7% (±5.5 points)
26	Tehachapi	41.5% (±7.6 points)
27	East Niles	41.4% (±5.4 points)
28 (tie)	Ridgecrest	41.2% (±3.3 points)
28 (tie)	Lake Isabella	41.2% (±13.5 points)
30	Maricopa	39.7% (±11.3 points)
31	Bakersfield	39.4% (±1.3 points)
32	Benton Park	39.3% (±10.3 points)
33	Rexland Acres	37.7% (±13.4 points)

Showing 13 of 49 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

How many renters are there in East Niles?

East Niles has an estimated 3,274 (±544) renting households, 41.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in East Niles?

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

How much do renters earn in East Niles?

The median renting household in East Niles, CA has an income of $31,003 (±$2,625) a year, against $72,375 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 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 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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