What percentage of people rent in Kettleman City, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Kettleman City, CA, 2020–2024
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84.9% (±15.1 points) of the occupied homes in Kettleman City, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 365 renting households against 65 that own their home.

In Kettleman City, the share of households that rent went from 50.9% in 2015–2019 to 84.9% in 2020–2024 (+34.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 84.9% (±15.1 points)
Renting households: 365 (±192)
Median renter income: $47,976 (±$30,005)

Who rents and who owns in Kettleman City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Kettleman City	Kings County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	84.9% (±15.1 points)	45.8% (±1.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	365 (±192)	20,182 (±865)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	65 (±53)	23,870 (±800)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.8)	3.0 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.6)	3.3 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,976 (±$30,005)	$53,568 (±$4,781)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$44,063 (±$38,480)	$93,333 (±$2,917)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Kettleman City, the renter share is higher than in Kings County (45.8%).

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

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

In Kings County, Kettleman City ranks 2 of 8 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 18 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Kettleman City 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	50.9% (±19.8 points)	84.9% (±15.1 points)	+34.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$681 (±$104)	$1,055 (±$260)	+54.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$56,223 (±$5,520)	$47,743 (±$19,480)	−15.1%	Down 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 Kettleman City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Kettleman City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Kettleman City	—	84.9% (±15.1 points)	—
Avenal	8.7 mi	54.5% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Huron	15 mi	75.4% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lemoore Station	18 mi	99.5% (±0.8 points)	Not measurably different
Lemoore	22 mi	48.4% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Coalinga	23 mi	46.4% (±4.5 points)	Lower
Corcoran	23 mi	47.2% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Armona	26 mi	44.5% (±17.0 points)	Lower
Home Garden	27 mi	38.7% (±12.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Avenal, CA (54.5%), Lemoore, CA (48.4%), Coalinga, CA (46.4%).

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

Households that rent across Kings County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Lemoore Station	99.5% (±0.8 points)
2	Kettleman City	84.9% (±15.1 points)
3	Avenal	54.5% (±8.7 points)
4	Lemoore	48.4% (±5.0 points)
5	Corcoran	47.2% (±5.0 points)
6	Armona	44.5% (±17.0 points)
7	Home Garden	38.7% (±12.6 points)
8	Hanford	37.9% (±2.8 points)

Kettleman 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 Kettleman City

How many renters are there in Kettleman City?

Kettleman City has an estimated 365 (±192) renting households, 84.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Kettleman City?

In Kettleman City, the share of households that rent went from 50.9% in 2015–2019 to 84.9% in 2020–2024 (+34.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Kettleman City?

A renting household in Kettleman City has 2.3 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Kettleman City?

The median renting household in Kettleman City, CA has an income of $47,976 (±$30,005) a year, against $44,063 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 Kettleman City CDP, California (place:38394, 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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