What percentage of people rent in El Cerrito (community), CA?

Name: Renters and owners in El Cerrito (community), CA, 2020–2024
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18.3% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in El Cerrito (community), CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 275 renting households against 1,226 that own their home.

In El Cerrito (community), the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.3% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 275 (±103)
Median renter income: $91,685 (±$31,794)

Who rents and who owns in El Cerrito (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	El Cerrito (community)	Riverside County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.3% (±7.0 points)	30.9% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	275 (±103)	239,349 (±3,349)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,226 (±179)	535,986 (±3,538)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.7 (±0.7)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.5 (±0.5)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$91,685 (±$31,794)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$117,054 (±$42,380)	$109,791 (±$1,274)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In El Cerrito (community), the renter share is lower than in Riverside County (30.9%).

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

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

In Riverside County, El Cerrito (community) ranks 52 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 857 of 1,076.

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

How renting in El Cerrito (community) 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	23.7% (±6.9 points)	18.3% (±7.0 points)	−5.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,567 (±$706)	$1,787 (±$690)	+14.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$87,118 (±$14,945)	$108,882 (±$32,954)	+25.0%	No measurable change 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 El Cerrito (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Cerrito (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
El Cerrito (community)	—	18.3% (±7.0 points)	—
Home Gardens	2.8 mi	22.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Corona	3.0 mi	36.2% (±1.5 points)	Higher
El Sobrante (Riverside County)	4.2 mi	7.7% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Coronita	5.7 mi	13.9% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Norco	6.3 mi	18.9% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Temescal Valley	6.4 mi	13.3% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Mathews	8.9 mi	21.1% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Woodcrest	9.2 mi	9.5% (±4.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: El Sobrante (Riverside County), CA (7.7%), Woodcrest, CA (9.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Corona, CA (36.2%).

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

Households that rent across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
46	Vista Santa Rosa	20.6% (±10.4 points)
47	Indian Wells	20.2% (±8.4 points)
48	Menifee	19.8% (±1.7 points)
49	Romoland	19.6% (±16.4 points)
50	Beaumont	19.2% (±2.7 points)
51	Norco	18.9% (±3.2 points)
52	El Cerrito (community)	18.3% (±7.0 points)
53	Whitewater	18.1% (±10.4 points)
54	Rancho Mirage	18.0% (±3.1 points)
55	Cherry Valley	16.9% (±6.2 points)
56	Sky Valley	16.3% (±8.6 points)
57	Canyon Lake	15.2% (±6.1 points)
58	Coronita	13.9% (±8.7 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

El Cerrito (community) 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 El Cerrito (community)

How many renters are there in El Cerrito (community)?

El Cerrito (community) has an estimated 275 (±103) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in El Cerrito (community)?

In El Cerrito (community), the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 18.3% in 2020–2024 (−5.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in El Cerrito (community)?

A renting household in El Cerrito (community) has 3.7 people on average, against 3.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in El Cerrito (community)?

The median renting household in El Cerrito (community), CA has an income of $91,685 (±$31,794) a year, against $117,054 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 El Cerrito CDP, California (place:21810, 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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