What percentage of people rent in Rossmoor, CA?

10.2% (±2.8 points) of the occupied homes in Rossmoor, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 392 renting households against 3,466 that own their home.

In Rossmoor, the share of households that rent went from 13.5% in 2015–2019 to 10.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on .

Households that rent
10.2% (±2.8 points)
Renting households
392 (±113)
Median renter income
$171,667 (±$72,963)

Who rents and who owns in Rossmoor

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
RossmoorOrange CountyCaliforniaUnited States
Renter-occupied share10.2% (±2.8 points)43.6% (±0.4 points)44.1% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Renting households392 (±113)472,301 (±4,148)5,980,523 (±22,985)45,017,354
Owning households3,466 (±321)610,659 (±4,388)7,567,568 (±37,334)84,210,142
Average renter household size3.2 (±0.5)2.8 (±0.0)2.7 (±0.0)2.3
Average owner household size3.0 (±0.2)2.9 (±0.0)3.0 (±0.0)2.6
Median renter household income$171,667 (±$72,963)$86,153 (±$1,044)$71,186 (±$298)$52,966
Median owner household income$214,375 (±$39,607)$149,479 (±$1,604)$127,456 (±$424)$100,009

In Rossmoor, the renter share is lower than in Orange County (43.6%).

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

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

In Orange County, Rossmoor ranks 40 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 984 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Rossmoor has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Households that rent13.5% (±3.0 points)10.2% (±2.8 points)−3.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Median household income$127,891 (±$10,112)$211,597 (±$35,560)+65.5%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 Rossmoor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rossmoor
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that rentCompared with this place
Rossmoor—10.2% (±2.8 points)—
Los Alamitos1.2 mi57.6% (±3.7 points)Higher
Seal Beach2.4 mi23.4% (±2.2 points)Higher
Hawaiian Gardens2.9 mi56.2% (±6.2 points)Higher
Cypress3.2 mi31.9% (±2.4 points)Higher
Lakewood4.7 mi28.6% (±2.0 points)Higher
La Palma4.9 mi32.4% (±4.7 points)Higher
Stanton5.1 mi51.9% (±3.1 points)Higher
Long Beach5.1 mi58.8% (±1.0 points)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Los Alamitos, CA (57.6%), Seal Beach, CA (23.4%), Hawaiian Gardens, CA (56.2%).

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

Households that rent across Orange County, place by place

RankPlaceHouseholds that rent
34Seal Beach23.4% (±2.2 points)
35Mission Viejo23.1% (±1.8 points)
36San Juan Capistrano19.0% (±3.1 points)
37Yorba Linda17.0% (±2.1 points)
38North Tustin12.8% (±2.6 points)
39Villa Park10.3% (±7.2 points)
40Rossmoor10.2% (±2.8 points)
41Coto de Caza7.4% (±2.2 points)
42Trabuco Canyon7.3% (±9.6 points)

Showing 9 of 42 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Rossmoor 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 Rossmoor

How many renters are there in Rossmoor?

Rossmoor has an estimated 392 (±113) renting households, 10.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rossmoor?

In Rossmoor, the share of households that rent went from 13.5% in 2015–2019 to 10.2% in 2020–2024 (−3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rossmoor?

A renting household in Rossmoor has 3.2 people on average, against 3.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rossmoor?

The median renting household in Rossmoor, CA has an income of $171,667 (±$72,963) a year, against $214,375 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 Rossmoor CDP, California (place:63050, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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