What percentage of people rent in Pleasant Hill, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Pleasant Hill, CA, 2020–2024
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37.4% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Pleasant Hill, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,953 renting households against 8,305 that own their home.

In Pleasant Hill, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 37.4% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 4,953 (±518)
Median renter income: $89,622 (±$13,293)

Who rents and who owns in Pleasant Hill

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pleasant Hill	Contra Costa County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	37.4% (±3.4 points)	32.0% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,953 (±518)	132,598 (±2,301)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,305 (±486)	281,819 (±2,360)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$89,622 (±$13,293)	$81,336 (±$2,108)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$177,254 (±$13,350)	$155,297 (±$2,414)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Pleasant Hill, the renter share is higher than in Contra Costa County (32.0%).

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

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

In Contra Costa County, Pleasant Hill ranks 11 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 471 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Pleasant Hill 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	34.6% (±2.5 points)	37.4% (±3.4 points)	+2.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$2,014 (±$116)	$2,533 (±$164)	+25.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$118,947 (±$8,103)	$145,029 (±$13,104)	+21.9%	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 Pleasant Hill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pleasant Hill
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Pleasant Hill	—	37.4% (±3.4 points)	—
Reliez Valley	1.8 mi	8.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Contra Costa Centre	2.3 mi	84.6% (±4.5 points)	Higher
Pacheco	2.4 mi	20.8% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Acalanes Ridge	3.4 mi	26.6% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Martinez	3.7 mi	29.2% (±2.4 points)	Lower
Vine Hill	3.7 mi	21.3% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Walnut Creek	4.0 mi	35.6% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different
Concord	4.2 mi	38.4% (±1.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Reliez Valley, CA (8.4%), Pacheco, CA (20.8%), Martinez, CA (29.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Contra Costa Centre, CA (84.6%).

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

Households that rent across Contra Costa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Crockett	43.5% (±9.1 points)
6	El Cerrito	41.4% (±3.4 points)
7	Rodeo	41.0% (±8.0 points)
8	Byron	40.1% (±20.4 points)
9	Concord	38.4% (±1.8 points)
10	Pittsburg	37.7% (±2.2 points)
11	Pleasant Hill	37.4% (±3.4 points)
12	Antioch	36.4% (±1.8 points)
13	North Richmond	35.9% (±10.0 points)
14	Bethel Island	35.8% (±18.5 points)
15	Walnut Creek	35.6% (±1.8 points)
16	Mountain View (community)	35.4% (±12.6 points)
17	Saranap	34.6% (±7.0 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Contra Costa 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 Pleasant Hill

How many renters are there in Pleasant Hill?

Pleasant Hill has an estimated 4,953 (±518) renting households, 37.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Pleasant Hill?

In Pleasant Hill, the share of households that rent went from 34.6% in 2015–2019 to 37.4% in 2020–2024 (+2.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Pleasant Hill?

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

How much do renters earn in Pleasant Hill?

The median renting household in Pleasant Hill, CA has an income of $89,622 (±$13,293) a year, against $177,254 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 Pleasant Hill city, California (place:57764, 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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