What percentage of people rent in Ford City, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Ford City, CA, 2020–2024
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62.7% (±10.8 points) of the occupied homes in Ford City, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 798 renting households against 475 that own their home.

In Ford City, the share of households that rent went from 55.7% in 2015–2019 to 62.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 62.7% (±10.8 points)
Renting households: 798 (±196)
Median renter income: $38,500 (±$7,544)

Who rents and who owns in Ford City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ford City	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	62.7% (±10.8 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	798 (±196)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	475 (±170)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.6)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$38,500 (±$7,544)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,386 (±$41,940)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Ford City, the renter share is higher than in Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, Ford City ranks 6 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 59 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Ford City 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	55.7% (±5.7 points)	62.7% (±10.8 points)	+7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$825 (±$119)	$1,075 (±$150)	+30.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,838 (±$3,302)	$47,214 (±$8,384)	+31.7%	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 Ford City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ford City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ford City	—	62.7% (±10.8 points)	—
Taft Heights	2.3 mi	48.3% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Taft	2.4 mi	60.2% (±12.8 points)	Not measurably different
Taft	3.3 mi	45.0% (±12.5 points)	Lower
Maricopa	8.4 mi	39.7% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Buttonwillow	17 mi	61.9% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Rosedale	21 mi	14.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Greenacres	24 mi	18.8% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Shafter	26 mi	35.3% (±5.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Taft, CA (45.0%), Maricopa, CA (39.7%), Rosedale, CA (14.3%).

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
1	Edwards AFB	96.0% (±4.0 points)
2	Cottonwood (Kern County)	83.5% (±8.3 points)
3	East Bakersfield	81.8% (±4.5 points)
4	Weedpatch	67.0% (±11.8 points)
5	Casa Loma	63.6% (±21.6 points)
6	Ford City	62.7% (±10.8 points)
7	Potomac Park	62.5% (±6.6 points)
8	Buttonwillow	61.9% (±11.8 points)
9	Mojave	61.8% (±9.7 points)
10	South Taft	60.2% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Lost Hills	59.4% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Oildale	59.4% (±4.0 points)

Showing 12 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Ford City 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 Ford City

How many renters are there in Ford City?

Ford City has an estimated 798 (±196) renting households, 62.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ford City?

In Ford City, the share of households that rent went from 55.7% in 2015–2019 to 62.7% in 2020–2024 (+7.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ford City?

A renting household in Ford City has 3.6 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ford City?

The median renting household in Ford City, CA has an income of $38,500 (±$7,544) a year, against $72,386 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 Ford City CDP, California (place:24764, 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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