What percentage of people rent in Greenfield (community), CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Greenfield (community), CA, 2020–2024
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49.8% (±13.9 points) of the occupied homes in Greenfield (community), CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 494 renting households against 497 that own their home.

In Greenfield (community), the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (+14.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.8% (±13.9 points)
Renting households: 494 (±188)
Median renter income: $87,500 (±$29,846)

Who rents and who owns in Greenfield (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Greenfield (community)	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.8% (±13.9 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	494 (±188)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	497 (±121)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.5 (±1.5)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.7)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$87,500 (±$29,846)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$50,885 (±$38,400)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Greenfield (community), the renter share is not measurably different from Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, Greenfield (community) ranks 17 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 181 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Greenfield (community) 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	35.4% (±13.8 points)	49.8% (±13.9 points)	+14.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,192 (±$314)	$1,766 (±$617)	+48.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$44,375 (±$28,970)	$74,185 (±$20,376)	+67.2%	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 Greenfield (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Greenfield (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Greenfield (community)	—	49.8% (±13.9 points)	—
Rexland Acres	2.6 mi	37.7% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Casa Loma	5.1 mi	63.6% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Lamont	5.3 mi	52.1% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood (Kern County)	5.4 mi	83.5% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Benton Park	5.4 mi	39.3% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Old Stine	5.8 mi	54.5% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield	6.0 mi	39.4% (±1.3 points)	Not measurably different
Weedpatch	6.1 mi	67.0% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Cottonwood (Kern County), CA (83.5%).

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
11 (tie)	Lost Hills	59.4% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Oildale	59.4% (±4.0 points)
13	La Cresta	57.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Boron	54.9% (±11.8 points)
15	Old Stine	54.5% (±11.6 points)
16	Lamont	52.1% (±6.1 points)
17	Greenfield (community)	49.8% (±13.9 points)
18	Hillcrest	49.5% (±5.8 points)
19	Fairfax (community)	48.5% (±13.7 points)
20	Taft Heights	48.3% (±14.3 points)
21	Arvin	45.6% (±4.4 points)
22 (tie)	California City	45.0% (±6.5 points)
22 (tie)	Taft	45.0% (±12.5 points)

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

Greenfield (community) 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 Greenfield (community)

How many renters are there in Greenfield (community)?

Greenfield (community) has an estimated 494 (±188) renting households, 49.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Greenfield (community)?

In Greenfield (community), the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (+14.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Greenfield (community)?

A renting household in Greenfield (community) has 4.5 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Greenfield (community)?

The median renting household in Greenfield (community), CA has an income of $87,500 (±$29,846) a year, against $50,885 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 Greenfield CDP, California (place:30987, 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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