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

Name: Rent burden in Lake Isabella, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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83.9% (±23.3 points) of renting households in Lake Isabella, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

68.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 46.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 83.9% (±23.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 68.4% (±18.8 points)
Median share of income: 46.5% (±9.3 points)

Rent as a share of income in Lake Isabella

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Lake Isabella	Kern County	California	United States
Less than 15%	0.0% (±6.7 points)	10.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	8.3% (±13.0 points)	10.7%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	0.0% (±6.7 points)	11.1%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	7.8% (±11.1 points)	11.1%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	15.5% (±13.7 points)	8.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	68.4% (±18.8 points)	48.3%	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 Isabella against Kern County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Isabella	Kern County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	83.9% (±23.3 points)	56.5% (±1.4 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	68.4% (±18.8 points)	48.3% (±1.2 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	46.5% (±9.3 points)	33.9% (±0.7 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$25,077 (±$4,994)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,163 (±$121)	$1,300 (±$21)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Lake Isabella, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Kern County (56.5%).

It is also higher than in California (55.3%).

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

In Kern County, Lake Isabella ranks 4 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 50 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 Isabella

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Isabella
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Lake Isabella	—	83.9% (±23.3 points)	—
Bodfish	4.4 mi	59.5% (±39.4 points)	Not measurably different
Squirrel Mountain Valley	4.6 mi	100.0% (±76.8 points)	Not measurably different
Wofford Heights	5.4 mi	37.6% (±31.1 points)	Lower
Weldon	9.8 mi	84.9% (±35.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bakersfield Country Club	31 mi	0.0% (±107.2 points)	Not measurably different
East Niles	31 mi	69.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest	32 mi	60.3% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfax (community)	32 mi	67.0% (±29.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wofford Heights, CA (37.6%).

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 Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Squirrel Mountain Valley	100.0% (±76.8 points)
2	Stallion Springs	86.8% (±44.4 points)
3	Weldon	84.9% (±35.2 points)
4	Lake Isabella	83.9% (±23.3 points)
5	Buttonwillow	73.8% (±18.9 points)
6	Old Stine	73.0% (±15.7 points)
7	Weedpatch	71.8% (±23.4 points)
8	Maricopa	69.6% (±25.1 points)
9	East Niles	69.5% (±8.4 points)
10	South Taft	68.6% (±21.7 points)

Showing 10 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake Isabella 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 Isabella

Are renters in Lake Isabella rent-burdened?

83.9% of renting households in Lake Isabella 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 Isabella spend on rent?

The median renting household in Lake Isabella, CA spends 46.5% (±9.3 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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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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