What percentage of people rent in Porterville, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Porterville, CA, 2020–2024
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45.7% (±3.4 points) of the occupied homes in Porterville, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 8,833 renting households against 10,502 that own their home.

In Porterville, the share of households that rent went from 48.4% in 2015–2019 to 45.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.7% (±3.4 points)
Renting households: 8,833 (±751)
Median renter income: $42,461 (±$5,865)

Who rents and who owns in Porterville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Porterville	Tulare County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.7% (±3.4 points)	41.5% (±1.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	8,833 (±751)	59,494 (±1,644)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	10,502 (±725)	83,701 (±1,772)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.2)	3.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.4 (±0.2)	3.3 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,461 (±$5,865)	$50,925 (±$1,399)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,086 (±$11,723)	$89,427 (±$2,147)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Porterville, the renter share is higher than in 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, Porterville ranks 14 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 259 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Porterville 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	48.4% (±2.5 points)	45.7% (±3.4 points)	−2.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$941 (±$42)	$1,148 (±$39)	+22.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,823 (±$2,540)	$60,461 (±$4,586)	+38.0%	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 Porterville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Porterville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Porterville	—	45.7% (±3.4 points)	—
East Porterville	3.3 mi	48.5% (±11.7 points)	Not measurably different
Strathmore	6.0 mi	30.2% (±18.4 points)	Not measurably different
Poplar-Cotton Center	6.5 mi	50.3% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Terra Bella	7.2 mi	55.3% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Woodville	9.6 mi	47.9% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lindsay	11 mi	50.5% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Tipton	16 mi	74.5% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Pixley	16 mi	50.8% (±13.4 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
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)
16	Woodlake	44.9% (±7.8 points)
17	Orosi	44.4% (±10.6 points)
18	Earlimart	43.3% (±7.6 points)
19	Dinuba	41.6% (±5.1 points)
20	Tulare	41.5% (±2.6 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Tulare 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 Porterville

How many renters are there in Porterville?

Porterville has an estimated 8,833 (±751) renting households, 45.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Porterville?

In Porterville, the share of households that rent went from 48.4% in 2015–2019 to 45.7% in 2020–2024 (−2.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Porterville?

A renting household in Porterville has 3.0 people on average, against 3.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Porterville?

The median renting household in Porterville, CA has an income of $42,461 (±$5,865) a year, against $82,086 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 Porterville city, California (place:58240, 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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