What percentage of people rent in Poplar-Cotton Center, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Poplar-Cotton Center, CA, 2020–2024
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50.3% (±12.0 points) of the occupied homes in Poplar-Cotton Center, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 295 renting households against 292 that own their home.

In Poplar-Cotton Center, the share of households that rent went from 54.4% in 2015–2019 to 50.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.3% (±12.0 points)
Renting households: 295 (±98)
Median renter income: $51,563 (±$24,537)

Who rents and who owns in Poplar-Cotton Center

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Poplar-Cotton Center	Tulare County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.3% (±12.0 points)	41.5% (±1.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	295 (±98)	59,494 (±1,644)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	292 (±75)	83,701 (±1,772)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.2 (±0.9)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.2 (±0.7)	3.3 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,563 (±$24,537)	$50,925 (±$1,399)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$49,125 (±$20,745)	$89,427 (±$2,147)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Poplar-Cotton Center, the renter share is not measurably different from Tulare County (41.5%).

It is not measurably different from California (44.1%).

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

In Tulare County, Poplar-Cotton Center ranks 9 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 171 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Poplar-Cotton Center 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	54.4% (±11.1 points)	50.3% (±12.0 points)	−4.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$786 (±$47)	$1,044 (±$142)	+32.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,550 (±$7,677)	$51,076 (±$12,715)	+56.9%	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 Poplar-Cotton Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Poplar-Cotton Center
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Poplar-Cotton Center	—	50.3% (±12.0 points)	—
Woodville	3.7 mi	47.9% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Porterville	6.5 mi	45.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Strathmore	7.8 mi	30.2% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Tipton	9.1 mi	74.5% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Terra Bella	9.2 mi	55.3% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
East Porterville	9.8 mi	48.5% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Pixley	10 mi	50.8% (±13.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lindsay	11 mi	50.5% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tipton, CA (74.5%).

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

Households that rent across Tulare County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Teviston	64.5% (±17.5 points)
4	London	61.9% (±10.7 points)
5	Terra Bella	55.3% (±16.3 points)
6	Pixley	50.8% (±13.4 points)
7	Lindsay	50.5% (±8.1 points)
8 (tie)	Delft Colony	50.3% (±40.5 points)
8 (tie)	Poplar-Cotton Center	50.3% (±12.0 points)
10	Goshen	48.7% (±13.2 points)
11	East Porterville	48.5% (±11.7 points)
12	Richgrove	48.3% (±9.8 points)
13	Woodville	47.9% (±12.4 points)
14	Porterville	45.7% (±3.4 points)
15	Exeter	45.3% (±5.8 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Tulare County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Poplar-Cotton Center 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 Poplar-Cotton Center

How many renters are there in Poplar-Cotton Center?

Poplar-Cotton Center has an estimated 295 (±98) renting households, 50.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Poplar-Cotton Center?

In Poplar-Cotton Center, the share of households that rent went from 54.4% in 2015–2019 to 50.3% in 2020–2024 (−4.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Poplar-Cotton Center?

A renting household in Poplar-Cotton Center has 4.2 people on average, against 3.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Poplar-Cotton Center?

The median renting household in Poplar-Cotton Center, CA has an income of $51,563 (±$24,537) a year, against $49,125 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 Poplar-Cotton Center CDP, California (place:58191, 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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