What percentage of people rent in Greenacres, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Greenacres, CA, 2020–2024
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18.8% (±7.1 points) of the occupied homes in Greenacres, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 289 renting households against 1,246 that own their home.

In Greenacres, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (−10.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.8% (±7.1 points)
Renting households: 289 (±114)
Median renter income: $71,406 (±$49,816)

Who rents and who owns in Greenacres

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Greenacres	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.8% (±7.1 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	289 (±114)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,246 (±163)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.5)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.5)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$71,406 (±$49,816)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,692 (±$22,254)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Greenacres, the renter share is lower than in Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, Greenacres ranks 42 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 850 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Greenacres 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	29.6% (±8.9 points)	18.8% (±7.1 points)	−10.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,183 (±$224)	$1,761 (±$481)	+48.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$71,053 (±$22,225)	$91,528 (±$18,460)	+28.8%	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 Greenacres

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Greenacres
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Greenacres	—	18.8% (±7.1 points)	—
Old Stine	4.7 mi	54.5% (±11.6 points)	Higher
Rosedale	4.9 mi	14.3% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield	5.0 mi	39.4% (±1.3 points)	Higher
Benton Park	5.6 mi	39.3% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Oildale	5.9 mi	59.4% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Casa Loma	7.3 mi	63.6% (±21.6 points)	Higher
La Cresta	7.3 mi	57.0% (±6.9 points)	Higher
Cottonwood (Kern County)	7.9 mi	83.5% (±8.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Old Stine, CA (54.5%), Bakersfield, CA (39.4%), Benton Park, CA (39.3%).

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
36	Bodfish	34.8% (±15.3 points)
37	China Lake Acres	32.5% (±15.0 points)
38	Frazier Park	32.4% (±14.0 points)
39	Wofford Heights	24.2% (±10.6 points)
40	Rosamond	23.1% (±3.8 points)
41	Weldon	20.8% (±8.8 points)
42	Greenacres	18.8% (±7.1 points)
43	Golden Hills	17.7% (±5.9 points)
44	Pine Mountain Club	17.3% (±8.4 points)
45	Rosedale	14.3% (±5.7 points)
46	Squirrel Mountain Valley	10.3% (±12.9 points)
47	Bakersfield Country Club	8.8% (±6.3 points)
48	Stallion Springs	7.4% (±6.6 points)

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

Greenacres 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 Greenacres

How many renters are there in Greenacres?

Greenacres has an estimated 289 (±114) renting households, 18.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Greenacres?

In Greenacres, the share of households that rent went from 29.6% in 2015–2019 to 18.8% in 2020–2024 (−10.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Greenacres?

A renting household in Greenacres has 3.0 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Greenacres?

The median renting household in Greenacres, CA has an income of $71,406 (±$49,816) a year, against $97,692 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 Greenacres CDP, California (place:30938, 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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