What percentage of people rent in San Fernando, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in San Fernando, CA, 2020–2024
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38.4% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in San Fernando, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,384 renting households against 3,832 that own their home.

In San Fernando, the share of households that rent went from 46.0% in 2015–2019 to 38.4% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.4% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 2,384 (±307)
Median renter income: $55,500 (±$4,593)

Who rents and who owns in San Fernando

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Fernando	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.4% (±4.1 points)	54.1% (±0.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,384 (±307)	1,848,466 (±7,040)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,832 (±307)	1,567,983 (±9,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±0.3)	3.1 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$55,500 (±$4,593)	$66,677 (±$463)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,417 (±$12,643)	$127,538 (±$734)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In San Fernando, the renter share is lower than in Los Angeles County (54.1%).

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

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

In Los Angeles County, San Fernando ranks 75 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 451 of 1,076.

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

How renting in San Fernando 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	46.0% (±3.9 points)	38.4% (±4.1 points)	−7.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,342 (±$84)	$1,748 (±$71)	+30.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,425 (±$7,120)	$83,024 (±$6,548)	+42.1%	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 San Fernando

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Fernando
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
San Fernando	—	38.4% (±4.1 points)	—
Burbank	9.3 mi	56.7% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Santa Clarita	9.6 mi	28.2% (±1.4 points)	Lower
Stevenson Ranch	11 mi	36.2% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
La Crescenta-Montrose	12 mi	40.8% (±3.5 points)	Not measurably different
Glendale	13 mi	64.8% (±1.2 points)	Higher
Santa Susana	13 mi	9.0% (±8.7 points)	Lower
West Hollywood	14 mi	80.2% (±2.6 points)	Higher
La Cañada Flintridge	15 mi	13.1% (±3.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Santa Clarita, CA (28.2%), Santa Susana, CA (9.0%), La Cañada Flintridge, CA (13.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Burbank, CA (56.7%), Glendale, CA (64.8%), West Hollywood, CA (80.2%).

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

Households that rent across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
69	La Crescenta-Montrose	40.8% (±3.5 points)
70	West Covina	39.7% (±1.9 points)
71 (tie)	Lancaster	39.6% (±1.7 points)
71 (tie)	La Puente	39.6% (±3.0 points)
73	Santa Fe Springs	39.4% (±5.0 points)
74	Duarte	39.0% (±4.5 points)
75	San Fernando	38.4% (±4.1 points)
76	Temple City	37.1% (±3.5 points)
77	Ladera Heights	37.0% (±6.9 points)
78 (tie)	Claremont	36.8% (±3.1 points)
78 (tie)	East Whittier	36.8% (±5.0 points)
80	Stevenson Ranch	36.2% (±4.7 points)
81	North El Monte	35.9% (±8.4 points)

Showing 13 of 140 places in Los Angeles 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 Fernando

How many renters are there in San Fernando?

San Fernando has an estimated 2,384 (±307) renting households, 38.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in San Fernando?

In San Fernando, the share of households that rent went from 46.0% in 2015–2019 to 38.4% in 2020–2024 (−7.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in San Fernando?

A renting household in San Fernando has 3.6 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in San Fernando?

The median renting household in San Fernando, CA has an income of $55,500 (±$4,593) a year, against $120,417 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 Fernando city, California (place:66140, 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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