What percentage of people rent in Los Banos, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Los Banos, CA, 2020–2024
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40.2% (±4.2 points) of the occupied homes in Los Banos, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 5,383 renting households against 8,020 that own their home.

In Los Banos, the share of households that rent went from 43.2% in 2015–2019 to 40.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.2% (±4.2 points)
Renting households: 5,383 (±665)
Median renter income: $49,750 (±$7,732)

Who rents and who owns in Los Banos

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Los Banos	Merced County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.2% (±4.2 points)	46.0% (±1.3 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	5,383 (±665)	39,581 (±1,183)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,020 (±657)	46,474 (±1,205)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.3)	3.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.7 (±0.2)	3.4 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,750 (±$7,732)	$50,208 (±$2,483)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,869 (±$5,139)	$85,205 (±$2,553)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Los Banos, the renter share is lower than in Merced County (46.0%).

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

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

In Merced County, Los Banos ranks 8 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 397 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Los Banos 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	43.2% (±3.4 points)	40.2% (±4.2 points)	−3.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,260 (±$75)	$1,557 (±$96)	+23.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$62,874 (±$4,695)	$68,171 (±$7,569)	+8.4%	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 Los Banos

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Los Banos
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Los Banos	—	40.2% (±4.2 points)	—
Santa Nella	10 mi	39.4% (±17.6 points)	Not measurably different
South Dos Palos	12 mi	59.5% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dos Palos	13 mi	39.8% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Gustine	16 mi	43.4% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Newman	20 mi	34.4% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
McSwain	22 mi	26.2% (±9.8 points)	Lower
Livingston	23 mi	37.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Hilmar-Irwin	24 mi	45.6% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: McSwain, CA (26.2%).

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

Households that rent across Merced County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Merced	54.1% (±2.2 points)
3	Planada	50.4% (±10.9 points)
4	Winton	50.1% (±7.4 points)
5	Atwater	47.9% (±4.0 points)
6	Hilmar-Irwin	45.6% (±9.8 points)
7	Gustine	43.4% (±13.7 points)
8	Los Banos	40.2% (±4.2 points)
9	Dos Palos	39.8% (±11.1 points)
10	Santa Nella	39.4% (±17.6 points)
11	Le Grand	38.3% (±9.8 points)
12	Livingston	37.4% (±6.6 points)
13	Delhi	28.4% (±7.3 points)
14	McSwain	26.2% (±9.8 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in Merced 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 Banos

How many renters are there in Los Banos?

Los Banos has an estimated 5,383 (±665) renting households, 40.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Los Banos?

In Los Banos, the share of households that rent went from 43.2% in 2015–2019 to 40.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Los Banos?

A renting household in Los Banos has 3.3 people on average, against 3.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Los Banos?

The median renting household in Los Banos, CA has an income of $49,750 (±$7,732) a year, against $83,869 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 Banos city, California (place:44028, 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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