What percentage of people rent in La Cresta, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in La Cresta, CA, 2020–2024
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57.0% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in La Cresta, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,548 renting households against 1,166 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 57.0% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 1,548 (±255)
Median renter income: $37,679 (±$2,955)

Who rents and who owns in La Cresta

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Cresta	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	57.0% (±6.9 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,548 (±255)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,166 (±202)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.5)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.4)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,679 (±$2,955)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$80,724 (±$21,897)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In La Cresta, the renter share is higher than in Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, La Cresta ranks 13 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 104 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 La Cresta

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Cresta
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Cresta	—	57.0% (±6.9 points)	—
East Bakersfield	1.3 mi	81.8% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Hillcrest	2.2 mi	49.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Potomac Park	2.7 mi	62.5% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield Country Club	2.8 mi	8.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Oildale	3.2 mi	59.4% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood (Kern County)	3.6 mi	83.5% (±8.3 points)	Higher
Casa Loma	3.8 mi	63.6% (±21.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield	4.1 mi	39.4% (±1.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bakersfield Country Club, CA (8.8%), Bakersfield, CA (39.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: East Bakersfield, CA (81.8%), Cottonwood (Kern County), CA (83.5%).

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

Households that rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7	Potomac Park	62.5% (±6.6 points)
8	Buttonwillow	61.9% (±11.8 points)
9	Mojave	61.8% (±9.7 points)
10	South Taft	60.2% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Lost Hills	59.4% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Oildale	59.4% (±4.0 points)
13	La Cresta	57.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Boron	54.9% (±11.8 points)
15	Old Stine	54.5% (±11.6 points)
16	Lamont	52.1% (±6.1 points)
17	Greenfield (community)	49.8% (±13.9 points)
18	Hillcrest	49.5% (±5.8 points)
19	Fairfax (community)	48.5% (±13.7 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

La Cresta 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 La Cresta

How many renters are there in La Cresta?

La Cresta has an estimated 1,548 (±255) renting households, 57.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in La Cresta?

A renting household in La Cresta has 2.9 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in La Cresta?

The median renting household in La Cresta, CA has an income of $37,679 (±$2,955) a year, against $80,724 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 La Cresta CDP, California (place:39052, 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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