What percentage of people rent in Huntington Beach, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Huntington Beach, CA, 2020–2024
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44.6% (±1.3 points) of the occupied homes in Huntington Beach, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 34,907 renting households against 43,400 that own their home.

In Huntington Beach, the share of households that rent went from 43.3% in 2015–2019 to 44.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.6% (±1.3 points)
Renting households: 34,907 (±1,180)
Median renter income: $97,858 (±$6,479)

Who rents and who owns in Huntington Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Huntington Beach	Orange County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.6% (±1.3 points)	43.6% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	34,907 (±1,180)	472,301 (±4,148)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	43,400 (±1,237)	610,659 (±4,388)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$97,858 (±$6,479)	$86,153 (±$1,044)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$146,430 (±$5,648)	$149,479 (±$1,604)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Huntington Beach, the renter share is not measurably different from Orange County (43.6%).

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

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

In Orange County, Huntington Beach ranks 14 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 290 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Huntington Beach 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	43.3% (±0.9 points)	44.6% (±1.3 points)	+1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,903 (±$19)	$2,510 (±$50)	+31.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$95,046 (±$1,897)	$120,919 (±$2,965)	+27.2%	Up 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 Huntington Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Huntington Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Huntington Beach	—	44.6% (±1.3 points)	—
Fountain Valley	3.2 mi	35.2% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Midway City	3.4 mi	72.4% (±6.2 points)	Higher
Westminster	3.8 mi	46.6% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Seal Beach	5.5 mi	23.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Costa Mesa	5.7 mi	60.4% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Garden Grove	6.1 mi	46.9% (±1.7 points)	Higher
Stanton	7.1 mi	51.9% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Santa Ana	7.4 mi	55.4% (±1.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fountain Valley, CA (35.2%), Seal Beach, CA (23.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Midway City, CA (72.4%), Costa Mesa, CA (60.4%), Garden Grove, CA (46.9%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Tustin	51.2% (±2.2 points)
9	Fullerton	48.2% (±1.6 points)
10	Newport Beach	47.9% (±1.9 points)
11	Garden Grove	46.9% (±1.7 points)
12	Westminster	46.6% (±2.2 points)
13	Buena Park	45.0% (±2.4 points)
14	Huntington Beach	44.6% (±1.3 points)
15 (tie)	Aliso Viejo	43.3% (±2.8 points)
15 (tie)	Orange	43.3% (±1.9 points)
17	La Habra	41.7% (±2.2 points)
18	Brea	40.3% (±2.7 points)
19	Dana Point	37.6% (±3.7 points)
20	Placentia	36.4% (±2.9 points)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Orange 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 Huntington Beach

How many renters are there in Huntington Beach?

Huntington Beach has an estimated 34,907 (±1,180) renting households, 44.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Huntington Beach?

In Huntington Beach, the share of households that rent went from 43.3% in 2015–2019 to 44.6% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Huntington Beach?

A renting household in Huntington Beach has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Huntington Beach?

The median renting household in Huntington Beach, CA has an income of $97,858 (±$6,479) a year, against $146,430 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 Huntington Beach city, California (place:36000, 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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