What is the rental vacancy rate in Fort Irwin, CA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Fort Irwin, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Fort Irwin, CA is 2.3% (±2.6 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±61.9 points).

209 (±118) homes, 7.0% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Fort Irwin, the rental vacancy rate went from 1.8% in 2015–2019 to 2.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 2.3% (±2.6 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±61.9 points)
Vacant homes: 209 (±118)

Vacancy in Fort Irwin against San Bernardino County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Fort Irwin	San Bernardino County	California	United States
Rental vacancy rate	2.3% (±2.6 points)	3.4% (±0.4 points)	4.2% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±61.9 points)	0.9% (±0.2 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	209 (±118)	68,971 (±1,565)	1,096,644 (±18,928)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Fort Irwin, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from San Bernardino County (3.4%).

It is not measurably different from California (4.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Fort Irwin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Fort Irwin
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Fort Irwin	—	2.3% (±2.6 points)	—
Barstow	33 mi	3.2% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lenwood	35 mi	13.3% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Silver Lakes	51 mi	23.7% (±21.0 points)	Higher
Searles Valley	54 mi	12.0% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Lucerne Valley	57 mi	0.0% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Apple Valley	58 mi	1.4% (±1.2 points)	Not measurably different
Boron	58 mi	3.2% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ridgecrest	61 mi	6.7% (±2.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Silver Lakes, CA (23.7%), Ridgecrest, CA (6.7%).

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

Rental vacancy rate across San Bernardino County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
21	Barstow	3.2% (±2.1 points)
22 (tie)	Big Bear Lake	3.0% (±2.9 points)
22 (tie)	Chino	3.0% (±1.7 points)
24	Redlands	2.9% (±1.5 points)
25	Upland	2.4% (±1.1 points)
26 (tie)	San Bernardino	2.3% (±0.7 points)
26 (tie)	Fort Irwin	2.3% (±2.6 points)
28	Big Bear City	2.1% (±2.4 points)
29 (tie)	Adelanto	2.0% (±1.7 points)
29 (tie)	Highland	2.0% (±1.3 points)
31	Chino Hills	1.8% (±1.5 points)
32 (tie)	Fontana	1.7% (±0.7 points)
32 (tie)	Yucca Valley	1.7% (±2.0 points)

Showing 13 of 47 places in San Bernardino County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Fort Irwin 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 Fort Irwin

Is it hard to find a rental in Fort Irwin?

The rental vacancy rate in Fort Irwin, CA is 2.3% (±2.6 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Fort Irwin tighter than it was?

In Fort Irwin, the rental vacancy rate went from 1.8% in 2015–2019 to 2.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Fort Irwin?

An estimated 209 (±118) housing units, 7.0% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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) for Fort Irwin CDP, California (place:25114, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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