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

Name: Renters and owners in Fairfax (community), CA, 2020–2024
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48.5% (±13.7 points) of the occupied homes in Fairfax (community), CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 206 renting households against 219 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.5% (±13.7 points)
Renting households: 206 (±70)

Who rents and who owns in Fairfax (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fairfax (community)	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.5% (±13.7 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	206 (±70)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	219 (±69)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±1.2)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.8)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,679 (±$41,369)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Kern County, Fairfax (community) ranks 19 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 202 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 Fairfax (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fairfax (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Fairfax (community)	—	48.5% (±13.7 points)	—
East Niles	1.6 mi	41.4% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Potomac Park	2.1 mi	62.5% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest	2.6 mi	49.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood (Kern County)	2.9 mi	83.5% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Bakersfield Country Club	3.0 mi	8.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
East Bakersfield	3.4 mi	81.8% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Casa Loma	3.7 mi	63.6% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Rexland Acres	4.6 mi	37.7% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different

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

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cottonwood (Kern County), CA (83.5%), 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
13	La Cresta	57.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Boron	54.9% (±11.8 points)
15	Old Stine	54.5% (±11.6 points)
16	Lamont	52.1% (±6.1 points)
17	Greenfield (community)	49.8% (±13.9 points)
18	Hillcrest	49.5% (±5.8 points)
19	Fairfax (community)	48.5% (±13.7 points)
20	Taft Heights	48.3% (±14.3 points)
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)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fairfax (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 Fairfax (community)

How many renters are there in Fairfax (community)?

Fairfax (community) has an estimated 206 (±70) renting households, 48.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Fairfax (community)?

A renting household in Fairfax (community) has 3.3 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned 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 Fairfax CDP, California (place:23158, 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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