What percentage of people rent in Lake Isabella, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Isabella, CA, 2020–2024
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41.2% (±13.5 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Isabella, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 688 renting households against 981 that own their home.

In Lake Isabella, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.2% (±13.5 points)
Renting households: 688 (±308)
Median renter income: $25,077 (±$4,994)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Isabella

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Isabella	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.2% (±13.5 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	688 (±308)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	981 (±242)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.7)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.3)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$25,077 (±$4,994)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$34,434 (±$7,532)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Lake Isabella, the renter share is not measurably different from Kern County (39.9%).

It is not measurably different from California (44.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Kern County, Lake Isabella ranks 29 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 382 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Lake Isabella 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	37.0% (±12.0 points)	41.2% (±13.5 points)	+4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$863 (±$220)	$1,163 (±$121)	+34.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$35,500 (±$13,511)	$26,661 (±$2,997)	−24.9%	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 Lake Isabella

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Isabella
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Isabella	—	41.2% (±13.5 points)	—
Bodfish	4.4 mi	34.8% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Squirrel Mountain Valley	4.6 mi	10.3% (±12.9 points)	Lower
Wofford Heights	5.4 mi	24.2% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Weldon	9.8 mi	20.8% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Bakersfield Country Club	31 mi	8.8% (±6.3 points)	Lower
East Niles	31 mi	41.4% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hillcrest	32 mi	49.5% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Fairfax (community)	32 mi	48.5% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Squirrel Mountain Valley, CA (10.3%), Weldon, CA (20.8%), Bakersfield Country Club, CA (8.8%).

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
22 (tie)	Taft	45.0% (±12.5 points)
24	McFarland	43.1% (±5.5 points)
25	Wasco	41.7% (±5.5 points)
26	Tehachapi	41.5% (±7.6 points)
27	East Niles	41.4% (±5.4 points)
28 (tie)	Ridgecrest	41.2% (±3.3 points)
28 (tie)	Lake Isabella	41.2% (±13.5 points)
30	Maricopa	39.7% (±11.3 points)
31	Bakersfield	39.4% (±1.3 points)
32	Benton Park	39.3% (±10.3 points)
33	Rexland Acres	37.7% (±13.4 points)
34	Delano	37.2% (±3.9 points)
35	Shafter	35.3% (±5.5 points)

Showing 13 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Lake Isabella

How many renters are there in Lake Isabella?

Lake Isabella has an estimated 688 (±308) renting households, 41.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Isabella?

In Lake Isabella, the share of households that rent went from 37.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Isabella?

A renting household in Lake Isabella has 2.6 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Isabella?

The median renting household in Lake Isabella, CA has an income of $25,077 (±$4,994) a year, against $34,434 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 Isabella CDP, California (place:39570, 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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