What percentage of people rent in Lake California, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake California, CA, 2020–2024
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18.5% (±7.5 points) of the occupied homes in Lake California, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 263 renting households against 1,157 that own their home.

In Lake California, the share of households that rent went from 25.1% in 2015–2019 to 18.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.5% (±7.5 points)
Renting households: 263 (±116)
Median renter income: $29,911 (±$22,775)

Who rents and who owns in Lake California

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake California	Tehama County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.5% (±7.5 points)	32.9% (±2.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	263 (±116)	8,148 (±631)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,157 (±168)	16,640 (±628)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	2.6 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,911 (±$22,775)	$39,500 (±$4,989)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$102,527 (±$9,590)	$77,565 (±$3,290)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Lake California, the renter share is lower than in Tehama County (32.9%).

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

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

In Tehama County, Lake California ranks 5 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 855 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Lake California 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	25.1% (±9.5 points)	18.5% (±7.5 points)	−6.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,353 (±$106)	$1,606 (±$263)	+18.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$67,063 (±$22,890)	$92,051 (±$16,332)	+37.3%	No measurable change 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 Lake California

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake California
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake California	—	18.5% (±7.5 points)	—
Cottonwood (Shasta County)	6.0 mi	31.2% (±11.0 points)	Not measurably different
Anderson	7.8 mi	41.9% (±5.6 points)	Higher
Red Bluff	13 mi	57.2% (±5.9 points)	Higher
Happy Valley	13 mi	12.7% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Palo Cedro	14 mi	9.0% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Redding	17 mi	45.2% (±1.9 points)	Higher
Centerville	19 mi	3.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Bella Vista	20 mi	14.4% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Centerville, CA (3.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Anderson, CA (41.9%), Red Bluff, CA (57.2%), Redding, CA (45.2%).

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

Households that rent across Tehama County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Red Bluff	57.2% (±5.9 points)
2	Corning	47.8% (±8.6 points)
3	Los Molinos	43.4% (±14.4 points)
4	Tehama	25.5% (±12.7 points)
5	Lake California	18.5% (±7.5 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake California

How many renters are there in Lake California?

Lake California has an estimated 263 (±116) renting households, 18.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake California?

In Lake California, the share of households that rent went from 25.1% in 2015–2019 to 18.5% in 2020–2024 (−6.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake California?

A renting household in Lake California has 2.2 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake California?

The median renting household in Lake California, CA has an income of $29,911 (±$22,775) a year, against $102,527 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 Lake California CDP, California (place:39460, 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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