What percentage of people rent in Santa Clarita, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Santa Clarita, CA, 2020–2024
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28.2% (±1.4 points) of the occupied homes in Santa Clarita, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 21,380 renting households against 54,428 that own their home.

In Santa Clarita, the share of households that rent went from 30.0% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 28.2% (±1.4 points)
Renting households: 21,380 (±1,161)
Median renter income: $84,031 (±$5,452)

Who rents and who owns in Santa Clarita

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Santa Clarita	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	28.2% (±1.4 points)	54.1% (±0.2 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	21,380 (±1,161)	1,848,466 (±7,040)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	54,428 (±1,326)	1,567,983 (±9,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.1)	3.1 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$84,031 (±$5,452)	$66,677 (±$463)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$144,489 (±$4,868)	$127,538 (±$734)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

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

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

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

In Los Angeles County, Santa Clarita ranks 100 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 678 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Santa Clarita 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	30.0% (±0.9 points)	28.2% (±1.4 points)	−1.8 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,895 (±$28)	$2,544 (±$58)	+34.2%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$99,666 (±$2,713)	$123,062 (±$3,271)	+23.5%	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 Santa Clarita

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Clarita
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Santa Clarita	—	28.2% (±1.4 points)	—
Stevenson Ranch	5.2 mi	36.2% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Castaic	8.6 mi	16.9% (±2.8 points)	Lower
San Fernando	9.6 mi	38.4% (±4.1 points)	Higher
Val Verde	10 mi	15.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Hasley Canyon	10 mi	2.1% (±3.2 points)	Lower
Agua Dulce	12 mi	11.1% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Santa Susana	14 mi	9.0% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Piru	17 mi	46.7% (±10.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Castaic, CA (16.9%), Val Verde, CA (15.0%), Hasley Canyon, CA (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Stevenson Ranch, CA (36.2%), San Fernando, CA (38.4%), Piru, CA (46.7%).

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
94	Pico Rivera	29.5% (±2.6 points)
95	West Carson	29.3% (±4.1 points)
96 (tie)	Littlerock	29.2% (±24.0 points)
96 (tie)	Quartz Hill	29.2% (±7.5 points)
98 (tie)	Lakewood	28.6% (±2.0 points)
98 (tie)	Citrus	28.6% (±6.9 points)
100 (tie)	Santa Clarita	28.2% (±1.4 points)
100 (tie)	Lake Los Angeles	28.2% (±6.4 points)
102 (tie)	San Dimas	27.6% (±3.4 points)
102 (tie)	East Pasadena	27.6% (±6.9 points)
104	Mayflower Village	26.9% (±7.7 points)
105	Sun Village	26.5% (±8.1 points)
106	Carson	26.0% (±2.2 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 Santa Clarita

How many renters are there in Santa Clarita?

Santa Clarita has an estimated 21,380 (±1,161) renting households, 28.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Santa Clarita?

In Santa Clarita, the share of households that rent went from 30.0% in 2015–2019 to 28.2% in 2020–2024 (−1.8 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Santa Clarita?

A renting household in Santa Clarita has 2.9 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Santa Clarita?

The median renting household in Santa Clarita, CA has an income of $84,031 (±$5,452) a year, against $144,489 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 Santa Clarita city, California (place:69088, 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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