What percentage of people rent in Lost Hills, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Lost Hills, CA, 2020–2024
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59.4% (±12.8 points) of the occupied homes in Lost Hills, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 290 renting households against 198 that own their home.

In Lost Hills, the share of households that rent went from 67.6% in 2015–2019 to 59.4% in 2020–2024 (−8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 59.4% (±12.8 points)
Renting households: 290 (±89)
Median renter income: $29,527 (±$12,248)

Who rents and who owns in Lost Hills

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lost Hills	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	59.4% (±12.8 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	290 (±89)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	198 (±66)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.8 (±0.8)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.2 (±0.8)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$29,527 (±$12,248)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$66,875 (±$9,677)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Lost Hills, the renter share is higher than in Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, Lost Hills ranks 11 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 81 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Lost Hills 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	67.6% (±8.4 points)	59.4% (±12.8 points)	−8.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$694 (±$47)	$841 (±$84)	+21.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$34,875 (±$5,185)	$45,976 (±$7,526)	+31.8%	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 Lost Hills

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lost Hills
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Lost Hills	—	59.4% (±12.8 points)	—
Wasco	18 mi	41.7% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Buttonwillow	20 mi	61.9% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different
Delano	25 mi	37.2% (±3.9 points)	Lower
McFarland	25 mi	43.1% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Shafter	29 mi	35.3% (±5.5 points)	Lower
Earlimart	29 mi	43.3% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Teviston	30 mi	64.5% (±17.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kettleman City	31 mi	84.9% (±15.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Wasco, CA (41.7%), Delano, CA (37.2%), McFarland, CA (43.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kettleman City, CA (84.9%).

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

Households that rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Casa Loma	63.6% (±21.6 points)
6	Ford City	62.7% (±10.8 points)
7	Potomac Park	62.5% (±6.6 points)
8	Buttonwillow	61.9% (±11.8 points)
9	Mojave	61.8% (±9.7 points)
10	South Taft	60.2% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Lost Hills	59.4% (±12.8 points)
11 (tie)	Oildale	59.4% (±4.0 points)
13	La Cresta	57.0% (±6.9 points)
14	Boron	54.9% (±11.8 points)
15	Old Stine	54.5% (±11.6 points)
16	Lamont	52.1% (±6.1 points)
17	Greenfield (community)	49.8% (±13.9 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Lost Hills 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 Lost Hills

How many renters are there in Lost Hills?

Lost Hills has an estimated 290 (±89) renting households, 59.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Lost Hills?

In Lost Hills, the share of households that rent went from 67.6% in 2015–2019 to 59.4% in 2020–2024 (−8.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Lost Hills?

A renting household in Lost Hills has 3.8 people on average, against 4.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Lost Hills?

The median renting household in Lost Hills, CA has an income of $29,527 (±$12,248) a year, against $66,875 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 Lost Hills CDP, California (place:44280, 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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