What percentage of people rent in Long Beach, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Long Beach, CA, 2020–2024
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58.8% (±1.0 points) of the occupied homes in Long Beach, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 100,564 renting households against 70,363 that own their home.

In Long Beach, the share of households that rent went from 60.2% in 2015–2019 to 58.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 58.8% (±1.0 points)
Renting households: 100,564 (±2,084)
Median renter income: $66,383 (±$2,063)

Who rents and who owns in Long Beach

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Long Beach	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	58.8% (±1.0 points)	54.1% (±0.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	100,564 (±2,084)	1,848,466 (±7,040)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	70,363 (±1,876)	1,567,983 (±9,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	3.1 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,383 (±$2,063)	$66,677 (±$463)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$130,303 (±$3,185)	$127,538 (±$734)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Long Beach, the renter share is higher than in Los Angeles County (54.1%).

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

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

In Los Angeles County, Long Beach ranks 24 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 89 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Long Beach 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	60.2% (±0.6 points)	58.8% (±1.0 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,324 (±$13)	$1,871 (±$20)	+41.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$63,017 (±$1,048)	$87,430 (±$2,036)	+38.7%	Up 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 Long Beach

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Long Beach
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Long Beach	—	58.8% (±1.0 points)	—
Signal Hill	1.6 mi	49.7% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Rossmoor	5.1 mi	10.2% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Lakewood	5.3 mi	28.6% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Seal Beach	5.9 mi	23.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Carson	6.2 mi	26.0% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Los Alamitos	6.2 mi	57.6% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Hawaiian Gardens	6.4 mi	56.2% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Bellflower	7.8 mi	60.7% (±2.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Signal Hill, CA (49.7%), Rossmoor, CA (10.2%), Lakewood, CA (28.6%).

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

Households that rent across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
18	Florence-Graham	63.4% (±2.9 points)
19	Lawndale	63.0% (±3.7 points)
20	Bellflower	60.7% (±2.0 points)
21	El Monte	59.8% (±2.0 points)
22	Beverly Hills	59.0% (±2.9 points)
23	Alhambra	58.9% (±1.7 points)
24	Long Beach	58.8% (±1.0 points)
25 (tie)	El Segundo	57.5% (±4.9 points)
25 (tie)	Pasadena	57.5% (±1.4 points)
27	Willowbrook	57.2% (±4.8 points)
28	Paramount	57.0% (±3.5 points)
29	Burbank	56.7% (±2.0 points)
30	Hawaiian Gardens	56.2% (±6.2 points)

Showing 13 of 140 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Long Beach

How many renters are there in Long Beach?

Long Beach has an estimated 100,564 (±2,084) renting households, 58.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Long Beach?

In Long Beach, the share of households that rent went from 60.2% in 2015–2019 to 58.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Long Beach?

A renting household in Long Beach has 2.5 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Long Beach?

The median renting household in Long Beach, CA has an income of $66,383 (±$2,063) a year, against $130,303 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 Long Beach city, California (place:43000, 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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