What percentage of people rent in Hamilton City, CA?

38.8% (±13.1 points) of the occupied homes in Hamilton City, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 266 renting households against 420 that own their home.

In Hamilton City, the share of households that rent went from 39.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
38.8% (±13.1 points)
Renting households
266 (±107)
Median renter income
$62,206 (±$25,922)

Who rents and who owns in Hamilton City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
Hamilton CityGlenn CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Renter-occupied share38.8% (±13.1 points)38.8% (±3.9 points)44.1% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households266 (±107)3,808 (±405)5,980,523 (±22,985)45,017,354
Owning households420 (±125)6,002 (±420)7,567,568 (±37,334)84,210,142
Average renter household size3.6 (±1.0)2.9 (±0.2)2.7 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size3.1 (±0.7)2.9 (±0.2)3.0 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$62,206 (±$25,922)$43,274 (±$5,356)$71,186 (±$298)$52,966
Median owner household income$66,167 (±$23,335)$88,720 (±$8,036)$127,456 (±$424)$100,009

In Hamilton City, the renter share is not measurably different from Glenn County (38.8%).

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

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

In Glenn County, Hamilton City ranks 3 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 443 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Hamilton City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent39.5% (±9.9 points)38.8% (±13.1 points)−0.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median gross rent$715 (±$67)$903 (±$47)+26.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$55,444 (±$16,019)$65,833 (±$14,235)+18.7%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 Hamilton City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hamilton City
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Hamilton City—38.8% (±13.1 points)—
Orland9.3 mi41.3% (±8.3 points)Not measurably different
Chico10 mi56.6% (±1.9 points)Higher
Durham14 mi29.1% (±9.0 points)Not measurably different
Corning16 mi47.8% (±8.6 points)Not measurably different
Willows19 mi40.9% (±8.3 points)Not measurably different
Butte Valley20 mi1.8% (±2.8 points)Lower
Los Molinos20 mi43.4% (±14.4 points)Not measurably different
Tehama20 mi25.5% (±12.7 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Butte Valley, CA (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Chico, CA (56.6%).

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

Households that rent across Glenn County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
1Orland41.3% (±8.3 points)
2Willows40.9% (±8.3 points)
3Hamilton City38.8% (±13.1 points)

Hamilton City 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 Hamilton City

How many renters are there in Hamilton City?

Hamilton City has an estimated 266 (±107) renting households, 38.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hamilton City?

In Hamilton City, the share of households that rent went from 39.5% in 2015–2019 to 38.8% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Hamilton City?

A renting household in Hamilton City has 3.6 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hamilton City?

The median renting household in Hamilton City, CA has an income of $62,206 (±$25,922) a year, against $66,167 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 Hamilton City CDP, California (place:31890, 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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