What percentage of people rent in San Clemente, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in San Clemente, CA, 2020–2024
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33.5% (±2.6 points) of the occupied homes in San Clemente, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 8,163 renting households against 16,187 that own their home.

In San Clemente, the share of households that rent went from 32.0% in 2015–2019 to 33.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.5% (±2.6 points)
Renting households: 8,163 (±690)
Median renter income: $90,373 (±$15,875)

Who rents and who owns in San Clemente

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Clemente	Orange County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.5% (±2.6 points)	43.6% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	8,163 (±690)	472,301 (±4,148)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	16,187 (±740)	610,659 (±4,388)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$90,373 (±$15,875)	$86,153 (±$1,044)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$178,988 (±$12,010)	$149,479 (±$1,604)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Orange County, San Clemente ranks 23 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 558 of 1,076.

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

How renting in San Clemente 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	32.0% (±1.8 points)	33.5% (±2.6 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,880 (±$63)	$2,460 (±$118)	+30.9%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$110,434 (±$7,052)	$140,062 (±$10,984)	+26.8%	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 San Clemente

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Clemente
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
San Clemente	—	33.5% (±2.6 points)	—
San Juan Capistrano	4.3 mi	19.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Dana Point	5.0 mi	37.6% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rancho Mission Viejo	5.4 mi	24.1% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Ladera Ranch	7.1 mi	25.9% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Laguna Niguel	7.5 mi	32.6% (±2.6 points)	Not measurably different
Las Flores	9.3 mi	30.1% (±8.5 points)	Not measurably different
Coto de Caza	10 mi	7.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Laguna Beach	11 mi	33.9% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Juan Capistrano, CA (19.0%), Rancho Mission Viejo, CA (24.1%), Ladera Ranch, CA (25.9%).

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

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17	La Habra	41.7% (±2.2 points)
18	Brea	40.3% (±2.7 points)
19	Dana Point	37.6% (±3.7 points)
20	Placentia	36.4% (±2.9 points)
21	Fountain Valley	35.2% (±2.6 points)
22	Laguna Beach	33.9% (±3.5 points)
23	San Clemente	33.5% (±2.6 points)
24	Laguna Niguel	32.6% (±2.6 points)
25	La Palma	32.4% (±4.7 points)
26	Cypress	31.9% (±2.4 points)
27	Las Flores	30.1% (±8.5 points)
28	Laguna Hills	30.0% (±4.0 points)
29	Lake Forest	29.5% (±2.2 points)

Showing 13 of 42 places in Orange 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 San Clemente

How many renters are there in San Clemente?

San Clemente has an estimated 8,163 (±690) renting households, 33.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in San Clemente?

In San Clemente, the share of households that rent went from 32.0% in 2015–2019 to 33.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in San Clemente?

A renting household in San Clemente has 2.4 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in San Clemente?

The median renting household in San Clemente, CA has an income of $90,373 (±$15,875) a year, against $178,988 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 San Clemente city, California (place:65084, 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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