How many renters in Old Stine, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Old Stine, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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73.0% (±15.7 points) of renting households in Old Stine, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

58.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 40.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 73.0% (±15.7 points)
Paying 35% or more: 58.4% (±11.3 points)
Median share of income: 40.3% (±5.6 points)

Rent as a share of income in Old Stine

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Old Stine	Kern County	California	United States
Less than 15%	0.9% (±1.5 points)	10.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	4.2% (±3.9 points)	10.7%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.8% (±10.3 points)	11.1%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	3.1% (±4.4 points)	11.1%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	14.6% (±10.9 points)	8.2%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	58.4% (±11.3 points)	48.3%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Old Stine against Kern County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Old Stine	Kern County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	73.0% (±15.7 points)	56.5% (±1.4 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	58.4% (±11.3 points)	48.3% (±1.2 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	40.3% (±5.6 points)	33.9% (±0.7 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$52,466 (±$6,349)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,579 (±$192)	$1,300 (±$21)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Old Stine, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Kern County (56.5%).

It is also higher than in California (55.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Kern County, Old Stine ranks 6 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 103 of 1,067.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Old Stine

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Old Stine
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Old Stine	—	73.0% (±15.7 points)	—
Bakersfield	0.6 mi	56.8% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Benton Park	1.0 mi	51.0% (±14.8 points)	Lower
Casa Loma	2.7 mi	49.8% (±32.3 points)	Not measurably different
Cottonwood (Kern County)	3.4 mi	45.3% (±14.6 points)	Lower
Rexland Acres	4.1 mi	58.6% (±31.3 points)	Not measurably different
Greenacres	4.7 mi	29.7% (±17.1 points)	Lower
La Cresta	4.7 mi	65.8% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Potomac Park	4.7 mi	50.6% (±12.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Bakersfield, CA (56.8%), Benton Park, CA (51.0%), Cottonwood (Kern County), CA (45.3%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Squirrel Mountain Valley	100.0% (±76.8 points)
2	Stallion Springs	86.8% (±44.4 points)
3	Weldon	84.9% (±35.2 points)
4	Lake Isabella	83.9% (±23.3 points)
5	Buttonwillow	73.8% (±18.9 points)
6	Old Stine	73.0% (±15.7 points)
7	Weedpatch	71.8% (±23.4 points)
8	Maricopa	69.6% (±25.1 points)
9	East Niles	69.5% (±8.4 points)
10	South Taft	68.6% (±21.7 points)
11 (tie)	California City	67.0% (±10.5 points)
11 (tie)	Fairfax (community)	67.0% (±29.7 points)

Showing 12 of 49 places in Kern County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Old Stine 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Old Stine

Are renters in Old Stine rent-burdened?

73.0% of renting households in Old Stine pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Old Stine spend on rent?

The median renting household in Old Stine, CA spends 40.3% (±5.6 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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