What percentage of people rent in Mission Canyon, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mission Canyon, CA, 2020–2024
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28.9% (±10.8 points) of the occupied homes in Mission Canyon, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 259 renting households against 636 that own their home.

In Mission Canyon, the share of households that rent went from 13.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (+15.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.9% (±10.8 points)
Renting households: 259 (±117)
Median renter income: $217,056 (±$75,891)

Who rents and who owns in Mission Canyon

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mission Canyon	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.9% (±10.8 points)	47.6% (±0.9 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	259 (±117)	71,264 (±1,376)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	636 (±121)	78,344 (±1,317)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$217,056 (±$75,891)	$70,675 (±$2,599)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$181,129 (±$49,005)	$131,935 (±$4,489)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Mission Canyon, the renter share is lower than in Santa Barbara County (47.6%).

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

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

In Santa Barbara County, Mission Canyon ranks 14 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 664 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Mission Canyon 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	13.3% (±6.5 points)	28.9% (±10.8 points)	+15.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median household income	$135,972 (±$21,337)	$208,466 (±$53,524)	+53.3%	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 Mission Canyon

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mission Canyon
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mission Canyon	—	28.9% (±10.8 points)	—
Santa Barbara	3.6 mi	60.1% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Eastern Goleta Valley	4.0 mi	25.4% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different
Montecito	5.4 mi	24.2% (±5.1 points)	Not measurably different
University of California-Santa Barbara	7.9 mi	85.3% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Summerland	7.9 mi	35.7% (±18.1 points)	Not measurably different
Goleta	8.2 mi	49.3% (±3.0 points)	Higher
Isla Vista	8.7 mi	98.8% (±0.7 points)	Higher
Toro Canyon	9.2 mi	14.1% (±8.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Toro Canyon, CA (14.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Santa Barbara, CA (60.1%), University of California-Santa Barbara, CA (85.3%), Goleta, CA (49.3%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
8	Guadalupe	44.6% (±7.3 points)
9	Solvang	43.0% (±7.7 points)
10	Buellton	41.3% (±9.4 points)
11	Carpinteria	38.5% (±5.3 points)
12	Summerland	35.7% (±18.1 points)
13	Santa Ynez	35.1% (±10.9 points)
14	Mission Canyon	28.9% (±10.8 points)
15	Los Alamos	25.5% (±16.6 points)
16	Eastern Goleta Valley	25.4% (±3.3 points)
17	Vandenberg Village	25.2% (±6.9 points)
18	Montecito	24.2% (±5.1 points)
19	Orcutt	22.7% (±3.0 points)
20	Mission Hills	18.7% (±9.9 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Mission Canyon 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 Mission Canyon

How many renters are there in Mission Canyon?

Mission Canyon has an estimated 259 (±117) renting households, 28.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mission Canyon?

In Mission Canyon, the share of households that rent went from 13.3% in 2015–2019 to 28.9% in 2020–2024 (+15.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Mission Canyon?

A renting household in Mission Canyon has 2.3 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mission Canyon?

The median renting household in Mission Canyon, CA has an income of $217,056 (±$75,891) a year, against $181,129 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 Mission Canyon CDP, California (place:48147, 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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