What percentage of people rent in Los Angeles, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Los Angeles, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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64.0% (±0.3 points) of the occupied homes in Los Angeles, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 920,674 renting households against 518,423 that own their home.

In Los Angeles, the share of households that rent went from 63.2% in 2015–2019 to 64.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 64.0% (±0.3 points)
Renting households: 920,674 (±5,310)
Median renter income: $62,931 (±$710)

Who rents and who owns in Los Angeles

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Angeles	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	64.0% (±0.3 points)	54.1% (±0.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	920,674 (±5,310)	1,848,466 (±7,040)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	518,423 (±4,594)	1,567,983 (±9,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.0)	3.1 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$62,931 (±$710)	$66,677 (±$463)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$131,923 (±$1,454)	$127,538 (±$734)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Los Angeles, 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, Los Angeles ranks 16 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 51 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Los Angeles 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	63.2% (±0.3 points)	64.0% (±0.3 points)	+0.8 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,450 (±$5)	$1,933 (±$9)	+33.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$62,142 (±$452)	$81,939 (±$742)	+31.9%	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 Los Angeles

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Angeles
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Los Angeles	—	64.0% (±0.3 points)	—
Culver City	1.2 mi	45.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Ladera Heights	2.8 mi	37.0% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Marina del Rey	3.8 mi	94.4% (±4.6 points)	Higher
View Park-Windsor Hills	4.0 mi	29.9% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Beverly Hills	4.2 mi	59.0% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Santa Monica	5.0 mi	72.1% (±1.5 points)	Higher
West Hollywood	5.3 mi	80.2% (±2.6 points)	Higher
Inglewood	5.8 mi	63.8% (±1.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Culver City, CA (45.4%), Ladera Heights, CA (37.0%), View Park-Windsor Hills, CA (29.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Marina del Rey, CA (94.4%), Santa Monica, CA (72.1%), West Hollywood, CA (80.2%).

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
10	Hawthorne	72.8% (±1.5 points)
11	Santa Monica	72.1% (±1.5 points)
12	Westmont	71.7% (±3.2 points)
13	Maywood	69.5% (±3.5 points)
14	East Los Angeles	66.5% (±1.9 points)
15	Glendale	64.8% (±1.2 points)
16	Los Angeles	64.0% (±0.3 points)
17	Inglewood	63.8% (±1.6 points)
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)

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 Los Angeles

How many renters are there in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles has an estimated 920,674 (±5,310) renting households, 64.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Los Angeles?

In Los Angeles, the share of households that rent went from 63.2% in 2015–2019 to 64.0% in 2020–2024 (+0.8 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Los Angeles?

A renting household in Los Angeles has 2.4 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Los Angeles?

The median renting household in Los Angeles, CA has an income of $62,931 (±$710) a year, against $131,923 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 Los Angeles city, California (place:44000, 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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