What percentage of people rent in Guadalupe, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Guadalupe, CA, 2020–2024
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44.6% (±7.3 points) of the occupied homes in Guadalupe, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 932 renting households against 1,160 that own their home.

In Guadalupe, the share of households that rent went from 48.7% in 2015–2019 to 44.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.6% (±7.3 points)
Renting households: 932 (±143)
Median renter income: $51,667 (±$9,006)

Who rents and who owns in Guadalupe

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Guadalupe	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.6% (±7.3 points)	47.6% (±0.9 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	932 (±143)	71,264 (±1,376)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,160 (±210)	78,344 (±1,317)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.6 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.7 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,667 (±$9,006)	$70,675 (±$2,599)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,500 (±$14,718)	$131,935 (±$4,489)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Guadalupe, the renter share is not measurably different from Santa Barbara County (47.6%).

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

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

In Santa Barbara County, Guadalupe ranks 8 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 289 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Guadalupe 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	48.7% (±7.6 points)	44.6% (±7.3 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,209 (±$104)	$1,732 (±$110)	+43.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$50,864 (±$4,332)	$66,930 (±$10,686)	+31.6%	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 Guadalupe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Guadalupe
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Guadalupe	—	44.6% (±7.3 points)	—
Woodlands	4.6 mi	11.4% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Callender	5.7 mi	39.8% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Nipomo	6.2 mi	34.4% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Santa Maria	7.7 mi	49.8% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Oceano	9.7 mi	38.9% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Orcutt	11 mi	22.7% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Arroyo Grande	11 mi	39.4% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Grover Beach	11 mi	49.5% (±7.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodlands, CA (11.4%), Nipomo, CA (34.4%), Orcutt, CA (22.7%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Isla Vista	98.8% (±0.7 points)
3	University of California-Santa Barbara	85.3% (±10.4 points)
4	Santa Barbara	60.1% (±1.8 points)
5	Lompoc	51.0% (±2.9 points)
6	Santa Maria	49.8% (±2.1 points)
7	Goleta	49.3% (±3.0 points)
8	Guadalupe	44.6% (±7.3 points)
9	Solvang	43.0% (±7.7 points)
10	Buellton	41.3% (±9.4 points)
11	Carpinteria	38.5% (±5.3 points)
12	Summerland	35.7% (±18.1 points)
13	Santa Ynez	35.1% (±10.9 points)
14	Mission Canyon	28.9% (±10.8 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Santa Barbara 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 Guadalupe

How many renters are there in Guadalupe?

Guadalupe has an estimated 932 (±143) renting households, 44.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Guadalupe?

In Guadalupe, the share of households that rent went from 48.7% in 2015–2019 to 44.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Guadalupe?

A renting household in Guadalupe has 4.6 people on average, against 3.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Guadalupe?

The median renting household in Guadalupe, CA has an income of $51,667 (±$9,006) a year, against $85,500 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 Guadalupe city, California (place:31414, 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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