What percentage of people rent in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA?

Name: Renters and owners in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA, 2020–2024
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42.0% (±14.5 points) of the occupied homes in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 373 renting households against 515 that own their home.

In San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), the share of households that rent went from 44.3% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 42.0% (±14.5 points)
Renting households: 373 (±158)
Median renter income: $77,819 (±$57,790)

Who rents and who owns in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)	San Luis Obispo County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	42.0% (±14.5 points)	37.9% (±1.0 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	373 (±158)	41,517 (±1,182)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	515 (±163)	67,986 (±1,080)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	4.0 (±1.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$77,819 (±$57,790)	$65,806 (±$3,300)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$114,844 (±$11,787)	$121,308 (±$2,885)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), the renter share is not measurably different from San Luis Obispo County (37.9%).

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

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

In San Luis Obispo County, San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) ranks 4 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 354 of 1,076.

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

How renting in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) 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	44.3% (±15.3 points)	42.0% (±14.5 points)	−2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,639 (±$422)	$1,791 (±$490)	+9.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$64,044 (±$3,830)	$95,458 (±$24,161)	+49.1%	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 Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)	—	42.0% (±14.5 points)	—
El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	8.9 mi	38.7% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Nacimiento	10 mi	13.8% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Templeton	14 mi	26.5% (±7.1 points)	Not measurably different
Atascadero	18 mi	35.4% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Shandon	19 mi	6.0% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Cayucos	24 mi	39.6% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Margarita	26 mi	46.8% (±32.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cambria	26 mi	21.9% (±6.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake Nacimiento, CA (13.8%), Shandon, CA (6.0%), Cambria, CA (21.9%).

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

Households that rent across San Luis Obispo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	San Luis Obispo	59.7% (±2.0 points)
2	Grover Beach	49.5% (±7.4 points)
3	Santa Margarita	46.8% (±32.8 points)
4	San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)	42.0% (±14.5 points)
5	Callender	39.8% (±23.0 points)
6	Cayucos	39.6% (±10.4 points)
7 (tie)	Arroyo Grande	39.4% (±4.9 points)
7 (tie)	California Polytechnic State University	39.4% (±34.0 points)
9	Oceano	38.9% (±8.7 points)
10	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)	38.7% (±3.4 points)

Showing 10 of 22 places in San Luis Obispo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) 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 Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)

How many renters are there in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)?

San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) has an estimated 373 (±158) renting households, 42.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)?

In San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), the share of households that rent went from 44.3% in 2015–2019 to 42.0% in 2020–2024 (−2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)?

A renting household in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County) has 4.0 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County)?

The median renting household in San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), CA has an income of $77,819 (±$57,790) a year, against $114,844 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 Miguel CDP (San Luis Obispo County), California (place:68266, 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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