What percentage of people rent in Glendale, CA?

64.8% (±1.2 points) of the occupied homes in Glendale, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 47,048 renting households against 25,525 that own their home.

In Glendale, the share of households that rent went from 67.0% in 2015–2019 to 64.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
64.8% (±1.2 points)
Renting households
47,048 (±1,048)
Median renter income
$67,061 (±$3,104)

Who rents and who owns in Glendale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
GlendaleLos Angeles CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Renter-occupied share64.8% (±1.2 points)54.1% (±0.2 points)44.1% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households47,048 (±1,048)1,848,466 (±7,040)5,980,523 (±22,985)45,017,354
Owning households25,525 (±1,035)1,567,983 (±9,447)7,567,568 (±37,334)84,210,142
Average renter household size2.5 (±0.1)2.6 (±0.0)2.7 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size2.8 (±0.1)3.1 (±0.0)3.0 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$67,061 (±$3,104)$66,677 (±$463)$71,186 (±$298)$52,966
Median owner household income$150,678 (±$6,100)$127,538 (±$734)$127,456 (±$424)$100,009

In Glendale, the renter share is higher than in Los Angeles County (54.1%).

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

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

In Los Angeles County, Glendale ranks 15 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 47 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Glendale has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent67.0% (±0.9 points)64.8% (±1.2 points)−2.2 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease
Median gross rent$1,622 (±$19)$2,182 (±$34)+34.5%Up after inflation
Median household income$66,130 (±$2,204)$88,393 (±$2,568)+33.7%Up 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 Glendale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glendale
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Glendale—64.8% (±1.2 points)—
La Cañada Flintridge3.3 mi13.1% (±3.1 points)Lower
La Crescenta-Montrose3.6 mi40.8% (±3.5 points)Lower
Burbank4.6 mi56.7% (±2.0 points)Lower
Pasadena6.3 mi57.5% (±1.4 points)Lower
Altadena6.3 mi23.1% (±3.1 points)Lower
South Pasadena7.1 mi56.0% (±3.6 points)Lower
San Marino8.6 mi17.2% (±4.4 points)Lower
San Pasqual8.7 mi46.2% (±8.2 points)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: La Cañada Flintridge, CA (13.1%), La Crescenta-Montrose, CA (40.8%), Burbank, CA (56.7%).

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

Households that rent across Los Angeles County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
9Lennox73.1% (±4.9 points)
10Hawthorne72.8% (±1.5 points)
11Santa Monica72.1% (±1.5 points)
12Westmont71.7% (±3.2 points)
13Maywood69.5% (±3.5 points)
14East Los Angeles66.5% (±1.9 points)
15Glendale64.8% (±1.2 points)
16Los Angeles64.0% (±0.3 points)
17Inglewood63.8% (±1.6 points)
18Florence-Graham63.4% (±2.9 points)
19Lawndale63.0% (±3.7 points)
20Bellflower60.7% (±2.0 points)
21El Monte59.8% (±2.0 points)

Showing 13 of 140 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Glendale

How many renters are there in Glendale?

Glendale has an estimated 47,048 (±1,048) renting households, 64.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Glendale?

In Glendale, the share of households that rent went from 67.0% in 2015–2019 to 64.8% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Glendale?

A renting household in Glendale has 2.5 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Glendale?

The median renting household in Glendale, CA has an income of $67,061 (±$3,104) a year, against $150,678 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 Glendale city, California (place:30000, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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