What percentage of people rent in Santa Nella, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Santa Nella, CA, 2020–2024
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39.4% (±17.6 points) of the occupied homes in Santa Nella, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 221 renting households against 340 that own their home.

In Santa Nella, the share of households that rent went from 17.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.4% in 2020–2024 (+21.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 39.4% (±17.6 points)
Renting households: 221 (±120)
Median renter income: $68,542 (±$45,406)

Who rents and who owns in Santa Nella

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Santa Nella	Merced County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	39.4% (±17.6 points)	46.0% (±1.3 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	221 (±120)	39,581 (±1,183)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	340 (±121)	46,474 (±1,205)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.6 (±1.2)	3.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	4.5 (±0.6)	3.4 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,542 (±$45,406)	$50,208 (±$2,483)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$107,288 (±$18,760)	$85,205 (±$2,553)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Santa Nella, the renter share is not measurably different from Merced County (46.0%).

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

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

In Merced County, Santa Nella ranks 10 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 428 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Santa Nella 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	17.9% (±12.0 points)	39.4% (±17.6 points)	+21.5 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median household income	$59,773 (±$18,913)	$99,154 (±$15,922)	+65.9%	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 Nella

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Santa Nella
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Santa Nella	—	39.4% (±17.6 points)	—
Los Banos	10 mi	40.2% (±4.2 points)	Not measurably different
Gustine	11 mi	43.4% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different
Newman	15 mi	34.4% (±8.9 points)	Not measurably different
South Dos Palos	22 mi	59.5% (±20.6 points)	Not measurably different
Dos Palos	23 mi	39.8% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Hilmar-Irwin	23 mi	45.6% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different
Diablo Grande	25 mi	10.9% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Livingston	25 mi	37.4% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Diablo Grande, CA (10.9%).

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

Households that rent across Merced County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
4	Winton	50.1% (±7.4 points)
5	Atwater	47.9% (±4.0 points)
6	Hilmar-Irwin	45.6% (±9.8 points)
7	Gustine	43.4% (±13.7 points)
8	Los Banos	40.2% (±4.2 points)
9	Dos Palos	39.8% (±11.1 points)
10	Santa Nella	39.4% (±17.6 points)
11	Le Grand	38.3% (±9.8 points)
12	Livingston	37.4% (±6.6 points)
13	Delhi	28.4% (±7.3 points)
14	McSwain	26.2% (±9.8 points)
15	Franklin	21.0% (±7.7 points)

Showing 12 of 15 places in Merced County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Santa Nella 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 Santa Nella

How many renters are there in Santa Nella?

Santa Nella has an estimated 221 (±120) renting households, 39.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Santa Nella?

In Santa Nella, the share of households that rent went from 17.9% in 2015–2019 to 39.4% in 2020–2024 (+21.5 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Santa Nella?

A renting household in Santa Nella has 2.6 people on average, against 4.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Santa Nella?

The median renting household in Santa Nella, CA has an income of $68,542 (±$45,406) a year, against $107,288 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 Nella CDP, California (place:70028, 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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