What percentage of people rent in Freedom, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Freedom, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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43.4% (±11.2 points) of the occupied homes in Freedom, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 370 renting households against 483 that own their home.

In Freedom, the share of households that rent went from 38.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 43.4% (±11.2 points)
Renting households: 370 (±132)
Median renter income: $65,758 (±$27,013)

Who rents and who owns in Freedom

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Freedom	Santa Cruz County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	43.4% (±11.2 points)	40.1% (±1.1 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	370 (±132)	38,819 (±1,148)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	483 (±81)	58,079 (±1,134)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$65,758 (±$27,013)	$80,482 (±$3,959)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,008 (±$22,472)	$139,862 (±$5,323)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Freedom, the renter share is not measurably different from Santa Cruz County (40.1%).

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

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

In Santa Cruz County, Freedom ranks 7 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 319 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Freedom 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	38.6% (±8.1 points)	43.4% (±11.2 points)	+4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,030 (±$135)	$1,621 (±$209)	+57.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$75,641 (±$15,151)	$93,750 (±$41,363)	+23.9%	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 Freedom

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Freedom
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Freedom	—	43.4% (±11.2 points)	—
Amesti	1.5 mi	19.3% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Watsonville	1.7 mi	55.2% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	2.7 mi	21.1% (±11.5 points)	Lower
La Selva Beach	2.9 mi	21.6% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Corralitos	3.1 mi	20.4% (±12.5 points)	Lower
Interlaken	3.3 mi	33.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Pajaro	4.0 mi	68.7% (±12.3 points)	Higher
Rio del Mar	5.1 mi	24.8% (±5.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Amesti, CA (19.3%), Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA (21.1%), La Selva Beach, CA (21.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Watsonville, CA (55.2%), Pajaro, CA (68.7%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Cruz County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Twin Lakes	59.2% (±7.9 points)
2	Watsonville	55.2% (±3.1 points)
3	Brookdale	54.8% (±16.8 points)
4	Santa Cruz	51.6% (±2.5 points)
5	Capitola	47.8% (±5.5 points)
6	Seacliff	47.3% (±8.8 points)
7	Freedom	43.4% (±11.2 points)
8	Live Oak (community)	41.3% (±4.0 points)
9	Pleasure Point	40.5% (±8.4 points)
10	Interlaken	33.6% (±8.6 points)
11	Aptos	28.9% (±7.6 points)
12	Soquel	27.3% (±5.0 points)
13	Scotts Valley	26.4% (±5.7 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Santa Cruz County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Freedom 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 Freedom

How many renters are there in Freedom?

Freedom has an estimated 370 (±132) renting households, 43.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Freedom?

In Freedom, the share of households that rent went from 38.6% in 2015–2019 to 43.4% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Freedom?

A renting household in Freedom has 3.5 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Freedom?

The median renting household in Freedom, CA has an income of $65,758 (±$27,013) a year, against $141,008 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 Freedom CDP, California (place:25576, 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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