What percentage of people rent in McSwain, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in McSwain, CA, 2020–2024
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26.2% (±9.8 points) of the occupied homes in McSwain, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 411 renting households against 1,160 that own their home.

In McSwain, the share of households that rent went from 8.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.2% in 2020–2024 (+17.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.2% (±9.8 points)
Renting households: 411 (±179)

Who rents and who owns in McSwain

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	McSwain	Merced County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.2% (±9.8 points)	46.0% (±1.3 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	411 (±179)	39,581 (±1,183)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,160 (±190)	46,474 (±1,205)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±0.9)	3.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.8 (±0.6)	3.4 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$50,208 (±$2,483)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$185,313 (±$49,109)	$85,205 (±$2,553)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

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

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Merced County, McSwain ranks 14 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 715 of 1,076.

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

How renting in McSwain 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	8.9% (±6.1 points)	26.2% (±9.8 points)	+17.3 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$927 (±$403)	$1,516 (±$695)	+63.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$101,283 (±$10,628)	$139,131 (±$23,045)	+37.4%	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 McSwain

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with McSwain
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
McSwain	—	26.2% (±9.8 points)	—
Atwater	2.8 mi	47.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Franklin	3.1 mi	21.0% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Winton	5.2 mi	50.1% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Merced	6.0 mi	54.1% (±2.2 points)	Higher
Livingston	9.1 mi	37.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Delhi	13 mi	28.4% (±7.3 points)	Not measurably different
Planada	15 mi	50.4% (±10.9 points)	Higher
Hilmar-Irwin	16 mi	45.6% (±9.8 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Atwater, CA (47.9%), Winton, CA (50.1%), Merced, CA (54.1%).

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
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)
15	Franklin	21.0% (±7.7 points)

Showing 8 of 15 places in Merced County, ranked from highest to lowest.

McSwain 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 McSwain

How many renters are there in McSwain?

McSwain has an estimated 411 (±179) renting households, 26.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in McSwain?

In McSwain, the share of households that rent went from 8.9% in 2015–2019 to 26.2% in 2020–2024 (+17.3 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in McSwain?

A renting household in McSwain has 3.5 people on average, against 3.8 in an owned 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 McSwain CDP, California (place:45006, 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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