What percentage of people rent in Oroville East, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Oroville East, CA, 2020–2024
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14.5% (±5.4 points) of the occupied homes in Oroville East, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 437 renting households against 2,577 that own their home.

In Oroville East, the share of households that rent went from 14.4% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.5% (±5.4 points)
Renting households: 437 (±164)
Median renter income: $66,949 (±$19,728)

Who rents and who owns in Oroville East

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oroville East	Butte County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.5% (±5.4 points)	42.7% (±1.1 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	437 (±164)	35,595 (±1,024)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,577 (±291)	47,717 (±947)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$66,949 (±$19,728)	$43,174 (±$1,938)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,063 (±$8,807)	$96,424 (±$3,367)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Oroville East, the renter share is lower than in Butte County (42.7%).

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

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

In Butte County, Oroville East ranks 11 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 914 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Oroville East 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	14.4% (±4.0 points)	14.5% (±5.4 points)	+0.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$857 (±$284)	$1,211 (±$605)	+41.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$55,054 (±$9,750)	$94,512 (±$15,201)	+71.7%	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 Oroville East

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oroville East
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oroville East	—	14.5% (±5.4 points)	—
Kelly Ridge	2.6 mi	11.5% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
South Oroville	3.4 mi	45.2% (±14.3 points)	Higher
Oroville	4.1 mi	47.0% (±5.0 points)	Higher
Palermo	4.8 mi	31.3% (±8.1 points)	Higher
Thermalito	6.3 mi	31.0% (±7.0 points)	Higher
Loma Rica	13 mi	10.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Biggs	14 mi	28.8% (±9.3 points)	Higher
Gridley	15 mi	51.4% (±7.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Oroville, CA (45.2%), Oroville, CA (47.0%), Palermo, CA (31.3%).

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

Households that rent across Butte County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Palermo	31.3% (±8.1 points)
6	Thermalito	31.0% (±7.0 points)
7	Durham	29.1% (±9.0 points)
8	Biggs	28.8% (±9.3 points)
9	Paradise	25.2% (±6.8 points)
10	Magalia	16.8% (±5.1 points)
11	Oroville East	14.5% (±5.4 points)
12	Kelly Ridge	11.5% (±6.2 points)
13	Forest Ranch	3.1% (±4.4 points)
14	Butte Valley	1.8% (±2.8 points)

Showing 10 of 14 places in Butte County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Oroville East 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 Oroville East

How many renters are there in Oroville East?

Oroville East has an estimated 437 (±164) renting households, 14.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oroville East?

In Oroville East, the share of households that rent went from 14.4% in 2015–2019 to 14.5% in 2020–2024 (+0.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oroville East?

A renting household in Oroville East has 2.6 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oroville East?

The median renting household in Oroville East, CA has an income of $66,949 (±$19,728) a year, against $97,063 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 Oroville East CDP, California (place:54388, 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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