What percentage of people rent in Lake Mathews, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lake Mathews, CA, 2020–2024
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21.1% (±8.6 points) of the occupied homes in Lake Mathews, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 344 renting households against 1,286 that own their home.

In Lake Mathews, the share of households that rent went from 20.1% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.1% (±8.6 points)
Renting households: 344 (±154)
Median renter income: $93,333 (±$38,381)

Who rents and who owns in Lake Mathews

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Mathews	Riverside County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.1% (±8.6 points)	30.9% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	344 (±154)	239,349 (±3,349)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,286 (±256)	535,986 (±3,538)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.2 (±1.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±0.6)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$93,333 (±$38,381)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,500 (±$21,589)	$109,791 (±$1,274)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Lake Mathews, the renter share is lower than in Riverside County (30.9%).

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

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

In Riverside County, Lake Mathews ranks 44 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 818 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Lake Mathews 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	20.1% (±6.9 points)	21.1% (±8.6 points)	+1.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,477 (±$262)	$1,866 (±$1,055)	+26.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$102,188 (±$16,798)	$94,444 (±$19,126)	−7.6%	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 Mathews

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Mathews
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lake Mathews	—	21.1% (±8.6 points)	—
Woodcrest	3.7 mi	9.5% (±4.2 points)	Lower
Mead Valley	4.8 mi	27.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
El Sobrante (Riverside County)	6.3 mi	7.7% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Good Hope	6.4 mi	44.1% (±8.5 points)	Higher
March ARB	6.8 mi	96.3% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Temescal Valley	7.3 mi	13.3% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Riverside	7.9 mi	43.2% (±1.1 points)	Higher
Meadowbrook	8.4 mi	46.1% (±15.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodcrest, CA (9.5%), El Sobrante (Riverside County), CA (7.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Good Hope, CA (44.1%), March ARB, CA (96.3%), Riverside, CA (43.2%).

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

Households that rent across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
38	San Jacinto	25.0% (±3.1 points)
39	La Quinta	24.3% (±2.9 points)
40	Home Gardens	22.2% (±4.7 points)
41	Eastvale	22.0% (±3.0 points)
42	Lakeview	21.8% (±15.0 points)
43	Wildomar	21.7% (±3.2 points)
44	Lake Mathews	21.1% (±8.6 points)
45	Anza	20.9% (±17.7 points)
46	Vista Santa Rosa	20.6% (±10.4 points)
47	Indian Wells	20.2% (±8.4 points)
48	Menifee	19.8% (±1.7 points)
49	Romoland	19.6% (±16.4 points)
50	Beaumont	19.2% (±2.7 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lake Mathews 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 Mathews

How many renters are there in Lake Mathews?

Lake Mathews has an estimated 344 (±154) renting households, 21.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lake Mathews?

In Lake Mathews, the share of households that rent went from 20.1% in 2015–2019 to 21.1% in 2020–2024 (+1.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lake Mathews?

A renting household in Lake Mathews has 4.2 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lake Mathews?

The median renting household in Lake Mathews, CA has an income of $93,333 (±$38,381) a year, against $97,500 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 Mathews CDP, California (place:39645, 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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