How many renters in Lake California, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Lake California, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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79.5% (±24.8 points) of renting households in Lake California, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

66.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 79.5% (±24.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 66.2% (±21.1 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Lake California

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lake California	Tehama County	California	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±14.9 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.2% (±7.4 points)	12.2%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	10.6% (±17.1 points)	14.6%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	5.7% (±10.0 points)	8.4%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.3% (±13.0 points)	9.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	66.2% (±21.1 points)	46.9%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Lake California against Tehama County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake California	Tehama County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	79.5% (±24.8 points)	56.1% (±5.3 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	66.2% (±21.1 points)	46.9% (±4.4 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	33.3% (±2.4 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$29,911 (±$22,775)	$39,500 (±$4,989)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,606 (±$263)	$1,184 (±$71)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lake California, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Tehama County (56.1%).

It is not measurably different from California (55.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Tehama County, Lake California ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 65 of 1,067.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Lake California

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake California
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lake California	—	79.5% (±24.8 points)	—
Cottonwood (Shasta County)	6.0 mi	36.5% (±22.2 points)	Lower
Anderson	7.8 mi	69.4% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Red Bluff	13 mi	58.6% (±9.2 points)	Not measurably different
Happy Valley	13 mi	80.3% (±27.7 points)	Not measurably different
Palo Cedro	14 mi	30.0% (±34.5 points)	Lower
Redding	17 mi	52.3% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Centerville	19 mi	37.5% (±102.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bella Vista	20 mi	66.2% (±35.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA (36.5%), Palo Cedro, CA (30.0%), Redding, CA (52.3%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Tehama County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Lake California	79.5% (±24.8 points)
2	Los Molinos	69.0% (±31.9 points)
3	Corning	61.7% (±15.0 points)
4	Red Bluff	58.6% (±9.2 points)
5	Tehama	39.5% (±61.2 points)

Lake California 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake California

Are renters in Lake California rent-burdened?

79.5% of renting households in Lake California pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Lake California spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lake California, CA spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

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 Lake California CDP, California (place:39460, in state:06).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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