What percentage of people rent in Live Oak (community), CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Live Oak (community), CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.3% (±4.0 points) of the occupied homes in Live Oak (community), CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,716 renting households against 3,858 that own their home.

In Live Oak (community), the share of households that rent went from 40.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.3% (±4.0 points)
Renting households: 2,716 (±297)
Median renter income: $79,427 (±$19,530)

Who rents and who owns in Live Oak (community)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Live Oak (community)	Santa Cruz County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.3% (±4.0 points)	40.1% (±1.1 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,716 (±297)	38,819 (±1,148)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,858 (±344)	58,079 (±1,134)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$79,427 (±$19,530)	$80,482 (±$3,959)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$122,448 (±$24,939)	$139,862 (±$5,323)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Live Oak (community), the renter share is not measurably different from Santa Cruz County (40.1%).

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

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

In Santa Cruz County, Live Oak (community) ranks 8 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 378 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Live Oak (community) 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	40.7% (±3.4 points)	41.3% (±4.0 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,921 (±$204)	$2,421 (±$175)	+26.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$83,750 (±$6,803)	$103,674 (±$9,788)	+23.8%	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 Live Oak (community)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Live Oak (community)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Live Oak (community)	—	41.3% (±4.0 points)	—
Capitola	1.6 mi	47.8% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Twin Lakes	1.8 mi	59.2% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Pleasure Point	1.9 mi	40.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Soquel	2.0 mi	27.3% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Santa Cruz	3.1 mi	51.6% (±2.5 points)	Higher
Seacliff	3.5 mi	47.3% (±8.8 points)	Not measurably different
Aptos	4.8 mi	28.9% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Scotts Valley	5.1 mi	26.4% (±5.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Soquel, CA (27.3%), Aptos, CA (28.9%), Scotts Valley, CA (26.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Twin Lakes, CA (59.2%), Santa Cruz, CA (51.6%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Cruz County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Watsonville	55.2% (±3.1 points)
3	Brookdale	54.8% (±16.8 points)
4	Santa Cruz	51.6% (±2.5 points)
5	Capitola	47.8% (±5.5 points)
6	Seacliff	47.3% (±8.8 points)
7	Freedom	43.4% (±11.2 points)
8	Live Oak (community)	41.3% (±4.0 points)
9	Pleasure Point	40.5% (±8.4 points)
10	Interlaken	33.6% (±8.6 points)
11	Aptos	28.9% (±7.6 points)
12	Soquel	27.3% (±5.0 points)
13	Scotts Valley	26.4% (±5.7 points)
14	Rio del Mar	24.8% (±5.2 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Santa Cruz County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Live Oak (community) 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 Live Oak (community)

How many renters are there in Live Oak (community)?

Live Oak (community) has an estimated 2,716 (±297) renting households, 41.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Live Oak (community)?

In Live Oak (community), the share of households that rent went from 40.7% in 2015–2019 to 41.3% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Live Oak (community)?

A renting household in Live Oak (community) has 2.5 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Live Oak (community)?

The median renting household in Live Oak (community), CA has an income of $79,427 (±$19,530) a year, against $122,448 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 Live Oak CDP, California (place:41922, 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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