What percentage of people rent in Indian Wells, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Indian Wells, CA, 2020–2024
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20.2% (±8.4 points) of the occupied homes in Indian Wells, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 499 renting households against 1,969 that own their home.

In Indian Wells, the share of households that rent went from 16.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.2% (±8.4 points)
Renting households: 499 (±212)

Who rents and who owns in Indian Wells

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Indian Wells	Riverside County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.2% (±8.4 points)	30.9% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	499 (±212)	239,349 (±3,349)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,969 (±226)	535,986 (±3,538)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.1)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$197,337 (±$19,022)	$109,791 (±$1,274)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Indian Wells, the renter share is lower than in Riverside County (30.9%).

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

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

In Riverside County, Indian Wells ranks 47 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 835 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Indian Wells 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	16.3% (±3.5 points)	20.2% (±8.4 points)	+3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$788 (±$266)	$1,088 (±$118)	+38.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$107,500 (±$12,957)	$162,990 (±$23,773)	+51.6%	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 Indian Wells

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Indian Wells
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Indian Wells	—	20.2% (±8.4 points)	—
Palm Desert	3.3 mi	35.0% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Bermuda Dunes	3.9 mi	50.4% (±5.7 points)	Higher
La Quinta	4.9 mi	24.3% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Desert Palms	5.8 mi	13.6% (±6.9 points)	Not measurably different
Indio	5.8 mi	32.9% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Rancho Mirage	7.3 mi	18.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Thousand Palms	8.1 mi	27.2% (±10.1 points)	Not measurably different
Vista Santa Rosa	8.8 mi	20.6% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Palm Desert, CA (35.0%), Bermuda Dunes, CA (50.4%), Indio, CA (32.9%).

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

Households that rent across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
41	Eastvale	22.0% (±3.0 points)
42	Lakeview	21.8% (±15.0 points)
43	Wildomar	21.7% (±3.2 points)
44	Lake Mathews	21.1% (±8.6 points)
45	Anza	20.9% (±17.7 points)
46	Vista Santa Rosa	20.6% (±10.4 points)
47	Indian Wells	20.2% (±8.4 points)
48	Menifee	19.8% (±1.7 points)
49	Romoland	19.6% (±16.4 points)
50	Beaumont	19.2% (±2.7 points)
51	Norco	18.9% (±3.2 points)
52	El Cerrito (community)	18.3% (±7.0 points)
53	Whitewater	18.1% (±10.4 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Riverside 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 Indian Wells

How many renters are there in Indian Wells?

Indian Wells has an estimated 499 (±212) renting households, 20.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Indian Wells?

In Indian Wells, the share of households that rent went from 16.3% in 2015–2019 to 20.2% in 2020–2024 (+3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Indian Wells?

A renting household in Indian Wells has 1.7 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned 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 Indian Wells city, California (place:36434, 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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