What percentage of people rent in Highlands, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Highlands, CA, 2020–2024
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15.3% (±4.9 points) of the occupied homes in Highlands, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 125 renting households against 690 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 15.3% (±4.9 points)
Renting households: 125 (±40)
Median renter income: $250,000 or more

Who rents and who owns in Highlands

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Highlands	San Mateo County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	15.3% (±4.9 points)	41.5% (±0.7 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	125 (±40)	109,812 (±1,879)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	690 (±106)	154,607 (±1,889)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$250,000 or more	$119,424 (±$3,650)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$197,950 (±$4,038)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Highlands, the renter share is lower than in San Mateo County (41.5%).

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

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

In San Mateo County, Highlands ranks 23 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 900 of 1,076.

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

Households that rent in places near Highlands

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Highlands
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Highlands	—	15.3% (±4.9 points)	—
Baywood Park	0.7 mi	10.3% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hillsborough	2.7 mi	6.5% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Belmont	2.8 mi	45.2% (±3.5 points)	Higher
San Mateo	3.4 mi	50.1% (±1.7 points)	Higher
San Carlos	4.5 mi	32.2% (±2.8 points)	Higher
Burlingame	4.9 mi	51.8% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Emerald Lake Hills	5.8 mi	9.2% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different
Foster City	6.1 mi	49.2% (±2.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Hillsborough, CA (6.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Belmont, CA (45.2%), San Mateo, CA (50.1%), San Carlos, CA (32.2%).

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

Households that rent across San Mateo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	La Honda	29.8% (±18.3 points)
18	Half Moon Bay	28.9% (±4.5 points)
19	Broadmoor	27.2% (±9.8 points)
20	Montara	21.8% (±15.4 points)
21	West Menlo Park	21.7% (±7.6 points)
22	Portola Valley	21.2% (±7.8 points)
23	Highlands	15.3% (±4.9 points)
24	Woodside	12.6% (±4.3 points)
25	Atherton	12.4% (±6.1 points)
26	El Granada	11.5% (±6.2 points)
27	Baywood Park	10.3% (±9.0 points)
28	Emerald Lake Hills	9.2% (±3.8 points)
29	Hillsborough	6.5% (±2.9 points)

Showing 13 of 31 places in San Mateo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Highlands 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 Highlands

How many renters are there in Highlands?

Highlands has an estimated 125 (±40) renting households, 15.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Highlands?

A renting household in Highlands has 2.9 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Highlands?

The median renting household in Highlands, CA has an income of $250,000 or more a year, against $250,000 or more 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 Highlands CDP, California (place:33632, 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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