What percentage of people rent in San Leandro, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in San Leandro, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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41.9% (±2.2 points) of the occupied homes in San Leandro, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 12,760 renting households against 17,694 that own their home.

In San Leandro, the share of households that rent went from 44.1% in 2015–2019 to 41.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.9% (±2.2 points)
Renting households: 12,760 (±748)
Median renter income: $78,493 (±$6,525)

Who rents and who owns in San Leandro

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Leandro	Alameda County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.9% (±2.2 points)	45.6% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	12,760 (±748)	272,737 (±2,935)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	17,694 (±791)	325,509 (±3,198)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.8 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$78,493 (±$6,525)	$87,302 (±$1,833)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$120,997 (±$9,747)	$180,109 (±$2,161)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In San Leandro, the renter share is lower than in Alameda County (45.6%).

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

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

In Alameda County, San Leandro ranks 9 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 357 of 1,076.

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

How renting in San Leandro 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	44.1% (±1.7 points)	41.9% (±2.2 points)	−2.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,652 (±$43)	$2,186 (±$69)	+32.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$78,003 (±$3,818)	$101,420 (±$3,914)	+30.0%	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 Leandro

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Leandro
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
San Leandro	—	41.9% (±2.2 points)	—
San Lorenzo	2.4 mi	32.8% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Ashland	2.7 mi	64.9% (±4.0 points)	Higher
Cherryland	3.6 mi	60.7% (±6.0 points)	Higher
Castro Valley	5.5 mi	27.5% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Oakland	5.7 mi	57.7% (±0.7 points)	Higher
Alameda	5.9 mi	49.3% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Hayward	6.2 mi	42.0% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Fairview	6.7 mi	21.2% (±5.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Lorenzo, CA (32.8%), Castro Valley, CA (27.5%), Fairview, CA (21.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Ashland, CA (64.9%), Cherryland, CA (60.7%), Oakland, CA (57.7%).

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

Households that rent across Alameda County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Cherryland	60.7% (±6.0 points)
4	Oakland	57.7% (±0.7 points)
5	Berkeley	55.8% (±1.6 points)
6	Alameda	49.3% (±2.1 points)
7	Albany	46.9% (±2.7 points)
8	Hayward	42.0% (±1.7 points)
9	San Leandro	41.9% (±2.2 points)
10	Fremont	39.2% (±1.2 points)
11	Union City	35.3% (±2.6 points)
12	Dublin	34.3% (±2.5 points)
13	Pleasanton	33.0% (±2.0 points)
14	San Lorenzo	32.8% (±3.6 points)
15	Newark	30.6% (±2.8 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Alameda 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 Leandro

How many renters are there in San Leandro?

San Leandro has an estimated 12,760 (±748) renting households, 41.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in San Leandro?

In San Leandro, the share of households that rent went from 44.1% in 2015–2019 to 41.9% in 2020–2024 (−2.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in San Leandro?

A renting household in San Leandro has 2.8 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in San Leandro?

The median renting household in San Leandro, CA has an income of $78,493 (±$6,525) a year, against $120,997 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 Leandro city, California (place:68084, 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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