What percentage of people rent in Nipomo, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Nipomo, CA, 2020–2024
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34.4% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Nipomo, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,961 renting households against 3,732 that own their home.

In Nipomo, the share of households that rent went from 26.8% in 2015–2019 to 34.4% in 2020–2024 (+7.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 34.4% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 1,961 (±332)
Median renter income: $76,205 (±$11,880)

Who rents and who owns in Nipomo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Nipomo	San Luis Obispo County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	34.4% (±4.8 points)	37.9% (±1.0 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,961 (±332)	41,517 (±1,182)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,732 (±321)	67,986 (±1,080)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.2 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.0 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$76,205 (±$11,880)	$65,806 (±$3,300)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$130,141 (±$15,964)	$121,308 (±$2,885)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Nipomo, the renter share is not measurably different from San Luis Obispo County (37.9%).

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

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

In San Luis Obispo County, Nipomo ranks 14 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 540 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Nipomo 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	26.8% (±4.5 points)	34.4% (±4.8 points)	+7.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,488 (±$154)	$2,106 (±$167)	+41.5%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$82,543 (±$6,877)	$110,022 (±$13,665)	+33.3%	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 Nipomo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Nipomo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Nipomo	—	34.4% (±4.8 points)	—
Woodlands	3.1 mi	11.4% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Callender	4.6 mi	39.8% (±23.0 points)	Not measurably different
Guadalupe	6.2 mi	44.6% (±7.3 points)	Higher
Santa Maria	7.4 mi	49.8% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Oceano	7.9 mi	38.9% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Arroyo Grande	8.1 mi	39.4% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Grover Beach	9.3 mi	49.5% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Orcutt	12 mi	22.7% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woodlands, CA (11.4%), Orcutt, CA (22.7%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Guadalupe, CA (44.6%), Santa Maria, CA (49.8%), Grover Beach, CA (49.5%).

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

Households that rent across San Luis Obispo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
7 (tie)	California Polytechnic State University	39.4% (±34.0 points)
9	Oceano	38.9% (±8.7 points)
10	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	38.7% (±3.4 points)
11 (tie)	Atascadero	35.4% (±3.2 points)
11 (tie)	Pismo Beach	35.4% (±5.8 points)
13	Morro Bay	34.6% (±4.6 points)
14	Nipomo	34.4% (±4.8 points)
15	Los Osos	27.1% (±5.2 points)
16	Templeton	26.5% (±7.1 points)
17	Cambria	21.9% (±6.2 points)
18	Lake Nacimiento	13.8% (±8.6 points)
19	Avila Beach	13.5% (±11.4 points)
20	Woodlands	11.4% (±10.6 points)

Showing 13 of 22 places in San Luis Obispo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Nipomo 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 Nipomo

How many renters are there in Nipomo?

Nipomo has an estimated 1,961 (±332) renting households, 34.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Nipomo?

In Nipomo, the share of households that rent went from 26.8% in 2015–2019 to 34.4% in 2020–2024 (+7.6 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Nipomo?

A renting household in Nipomo has 3.2 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Nipomo?

The median renting household in Nipomo, CA has an income of $76,205 (±$11,880) a year, against $130,141 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 Nipomo CDP, California (place:51476, 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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