What percentage of people rent in Mountain View, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Mountain View, CA, 2020–2024
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61.4% (±1.7 points) of the occupied homes in Mountain View, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 21,952 renting households against 13,815 that own their home.

In Mountain View, the share of households that rent went from 58.4% in 2015–2019 to 61.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 61.4% (±1.7 points)
Renting households: 21,952 (±738)
Median renter income: $162,295 (±$11,083)

Who rents and who owns in Mountain View

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mountain View	Santa Clara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	61.4% (±1.7 points)	44.9% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	21,952 (±738)	296,206 (±3,317)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	13,815 (±689)	363,147 (±3,294)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$162,295 (±$11,083)	$122,974 (±$2,206)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$208,519 (±$2,856)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Mountain View, the renter share is higher than in Santa Clara County (44.9%).

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

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

In Santa Clara County, Mountain View ranks 2 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 68 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Mountain View 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	58.4% (±1.2 points)	61.4% (±1.7 points)	+3.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$2,456 (±$39)	$3,062 (±$93)	+24.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$139,720 (±$4,755)	$189,917 (±$10,319)	+35.9%	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 Mountain View

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mountain View
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Mountain View	—	61.4% (±1.7 points)	—
Los Altos	2.4 mi	18.3% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Sunnyvale	3.1 mi	56.2% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Palo Alto	3.5 mi	45.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Loyola	3.6 mi	13.5% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Los Altos Hills	4.0 mi	6.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower
Stanford	5.2 mi	73.2% (±5.2 points)	Higher
East Palo Alto	5.5 mi	50.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Cupertino	5.9 mi	39.4% (±2.3 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Los Altos, CA (18.3%), Sunnyvale, CA (56.2%), Palo Alto, CA (45.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stanford, CA (73.2%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Clara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Stanford	73.2% (±5.2 points)
2	Mountain View	61.4% (±1.7 points)
3	Santa Clara	59.2% (±1.7 points)
4	Sunnyvale	56.2% (±1.4 points)
5	Campbell	48.3% (±2.4 points)
6	Palo Alto	45.4% (±2.2 points)
7	San Jose	44.2% (±0.7 points)
8	Burbank (community)	42.3% (±7.8 points)

Showing 8 of 23 places in Santa Clara 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 Mountain View

How many renters are there in Mountain View?

Mountain View has an estimated 21,952 (±738) renting households, 61.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Mountain View?

In Mountain View, the share of households that rent went from 58.4% in 2015–2019 to 61.4% in 2020–2024 (+3.0 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Mountain View?

A renting household in Mountain View has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Mountain View?

The median renting household in Mountain View, CA has an income of $162,295 (±$11,083) a year, against $250,000 or more 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 Mountain View city, California (place:49670, 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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