What percentage of people rent in Guerneville, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Guerneville, CA, 2020–2024
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33.4% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Guerneville, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 746 renting households against 1,487 that own their home.

In Guerneville, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.4% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.4% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 746 (±193)
Median renter income: $40,819 (±$9,315)

Who rents and who owns in Guerneville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Guerneville	Sonoma County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.4% (±7.0 points)	37.4% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	746 (±193)	71,400 (±1,708)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,487 (±203)	119,598 (±1,666)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,819 (±$9,315)	$77,033 (±$3,527)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,650 (±$18,463)	$128,478 (±$3,054)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Guerneville, the renter share is not measurably different from Sonoma County (37.4%).

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

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

In Sonoma County, Guerneville ranks 12 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 561 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Guerneville 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	38.7% (±6.7 points)	33.4% (±7.0 points)	−5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,261 (±$232)	$1,579 (±$237)	+25.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,345 (±$11,555)	$81,281 (±$18,958)	+26.3%	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 Guerneville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Guerneville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Guerneville	—	33.4% (±7.0 points)	—
Forestville	5.9 mi	28.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Occidental	8.6 mi	25.6% (±17.0 points)	Not measurably different
Graton	8.7 mi	20.9% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Healdsburg	9.9 mi	39.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor	9.9 mi	24.4% (±3.7 points)	Lower
Sebastopol	12 mi	43.7% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Larkfield-Wikiup	13 mi	30.4% (±6.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bodega Bay	13 mi	26.7% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Graton, CA (20.9%), Windsor, CA (24.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Sebastopol, CA (43.7%).

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

Households that rent across Sonoma County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
6	Cotati	40.8% (±7.6 points)
7	Healdsburg	39.9% (±5.8 points)
8	Boyes Hot Springs	39.3% (±8.0 points)
9	Petaluma	35.5% (±2.4 points)
10	Glen Ellen	35.3% (±24.4 points)
11	Sonoma	35.0% (±5.3 points)
12	Guerneville	33.4% (±7.0 points)
13	Larkfield-Wikiup	30.4% (±6.5 points)
14	Forestville	28.4% (±7.7 points)
15	Cloverdale	28.3% (±5.9 points)
16	Bodega Bay	26.7% (±17.6 points)
17	Eldridge	26.0% (±12.4 points)
18	Occidental	25.6% (±17.0 points)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Sonoma County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Guerneville 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 Guerneville

How many renters are there in Guerneville?

Guerneville has an estimated 746 (±193) renting households, 33.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Guerneville?

In Guerneville, the share of households that rent went from 38.7% in 2015–2019 to 33.4% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Guerneville?

A renting household in Guerneville has 1.6 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Guerneville?

The median renting household in Guerneville, CA has an income of $40,819 (±$9,315) a year, against $100,650 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 Guerneville CDP, California (place:31470, 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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