What percentage of people rent in El Rio, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in El Rio, CA, 2020–2024
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44.2% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in El Rio, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 718 renting households against 906 that own their home.

In El Rio, the share of households that rent went from 44.4% in 2015–2019 to 44.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.2% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 718 (±215)
Median renter income: $51,824 (±$24,982)

Who rents and who owns in El Rio

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	El Rio	Ventura County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.2% (±9.9 points)	35.4% (±0.7 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	718 (±215)	99,321 (±1,901)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	906 (±175)	181,039 (±2,078)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±0.8)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.3 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,824 (±$24,982)	$76,792 (±$2,248)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,464 (±$47,762)	$134,786 (±$1,894)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In El Rio, the renter share is not measurably different from Ventura County (35.4%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Ventura County, El Rio ranks 5 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 301 of 1,076.

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

How renting in El Rio 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	44.4% (±8.8 points)	44.2% (±9.9 points)	−0.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,690 (±$129)	$2,089 (±$586)	+23.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,480 (±$12,510)	$72,598 (±$12,921)	+16.2%	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 Rio

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Rio
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
El Rio	—	44.2% (±9.9 points)	—
Saticoy	2.7 mi	38.4% (±31.9 points)	Not measurably different
Oxnard	4.3 mi	45.6% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
San Buenaventura (Ventura)	5.8 mi	44.1% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different
Port Hueneme	6.4 mi	51.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Channel Islands Beach	6.7 mi	45.6% (±15.9 points)	Not measurably different
Camarillo	7.3 mi	35.4% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
Somis	9.1 mi	14.7% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Santa Paula	9.2 mi	44.1% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Somis, CA (14.7%).

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

Households that rent across Ventura County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Port Hueneme	51.7% (±5.4 points)
2	Piru	46.7% (±10.7 points)
3 (tie)	Oxnard	45.6% (±1.7 points)
3 (tie)	Channel Islands Beach	45.6% (±15.9 points)
5	El Rio	44.2% (±9.9 points)
6 (tie)	San Buenaventura (Ventura)	44.1% (±1.6 points)
6 (tie)	Santa Paula	44.1% (±4.1 points)
8	Ojai	40.8% (±8.0 points)
9	Saticoy	38.4% (±31.9 points)
10	Camarillo	35.4% (±2.3 points)
11	Meiners Oaks	31.8% (±9.7 points)

Showing 11 of 24 places in Ventura County, ranked from highest to lowest.

El Rio 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 Rio

How many renters are there in El Rio?

El Rio has an estimated 718 (±215) renting households, 44.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in El Rio?

In El Rio, the share of households that rent went from 44.4% in 2015–2019 to 44.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in El Rio?

A renting household in El Rio has 3.4 people on average, against 4.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in El Rio?

The median renting household in El Rio, CA has an income of $51,824 (±$24,982) a year, against $109,464 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 Rio CDP, California (place:22370, 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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