What percentage of people rent in San Martin, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in San Martin, CA, 2020–2024
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22.2% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in San Martin, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 446 renting households against 1,561 that own their home.

In San Martin, the share of households that rent went from 31.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 22.2% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 446 (±176)
Median renter income: $115,370 (±$43,358)

Who rents and who owns in San Martin

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Martin	Santa Clara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	22.2% (±8.0 points)	44.9% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	446 (±176)	296,206 (±3,317)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,561 (±191)	363,147 (±3,294)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.6 (±0.6)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.4)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$115,370 (±$43,358)	$122,974 (±$2,206)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$183,125 (±$42,850)	$208,519 (±$2,856)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In San Martin, the renter share is lower than in Santa Clara County (44.9%).

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

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

In Santa Clara County, San Martin ranks 16 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 794 of 1,076.

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

How renting in San Martin 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	31.7% (±6.0 points)	22.2% (±8.0 points)	−9.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,482 (±$690)	$2,613 (±$526)	+76.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$116,172 (±$24,035)	$158,250 (±$25,838)	+36.2%	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 Martin

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Martin
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
San Martin	—	22.2% (±8.0 points)	—
Morgan Hill	4.2 mi	28.5% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
Gilroy	5.3 mi	37.6% (±2.4 points)	Higher
Interlaken	12 mi	33.6% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Corralitos	13 mi	20.4% (±12.5 points)	Not measurably different
Amesti	13 mi	19.3% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Aromas	15 mi	26.7% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Watsonville	15 mi	55.2% (±3.1 points)	Higher
Freedom	15 mi	43.4% (±11.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gilroy, CA (37.6%), Watsonville, CA (55.2%), Freedom, CA (43.4%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Clara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
10	Cupertino	39.4% (±2.3 points)
11	Gilroy	37.6% (±2.4 points)
12	Los Gatos	35.1% (±2.8 points)
13	Alum Rock	29.8% (±6.4 points)
14	Cambrian Park	29.6% (±10.7 points)
15	Morgan Hill	28.5% (±2.9 points)
16	San Martin	22.2% (±8.0 points)
17	Los Altos	18.3% (±2.1 points)
18	East Foothills	13.7% (±5.2 points)
19	Saratoga	13.6% (±2.3 points)
20	Loyola	13.5% (±4.9 points)
21	Lexington Hills	13.4% (±7.4 points)
22	Los Altos Hills	6.6% (±3.0 points)

Showing 13 of 23 places in Santa Clara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

San Martin 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 San Martin

How many renters are there in San Martin?

San Martin has an estimated 446 (±176) renting households, 22.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in San Martin?

In San Martin, the share of households that rent went from 31.7% in 2015–2019 to 22.2% in 2020–2024 (−9.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in San Martin?

A renting household in San Martin has 3.6 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in San Martin?

The median renting household in San Martin, CA has an income of $115,370 (±$43,358) a year, against $183,125 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 Martin CDP, California (place:68238, 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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