What percentage of people rent in Seacliff, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Seacliff, CA, 2020–2024
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47.3% (±8.8 points) of the occupied homes in Seacliff, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 749 renting households against 833 that own their home.

In Seacliff, the share of households that rent went from 41.2% in 2015–2019 to 47.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 47.3% (±8.8 points)
Renting households: 749 (±159)
Median renter income: $117,409 (±$27,422)

Who rents and who owns in Seacliff

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Seacliff	Santa Cruz County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	47.3% (±8.8 points)	40.1% (±1.1 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	749 (±159)	38,819 (±1,148)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	833 (±192)	58,079 (±1,134)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.6 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$117,409 (±$27,422)	$80,482 (±$3,959)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$139,821 (±$75,507)	$139,862 (±$5,323)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Seacliff, the renter share is not measurably different from Santa Cruz County (40.1%).

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

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

In Santa Cruz County, Seacliff ranks 6 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 230 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Seacliff 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	41.2% (±6.0 points)	47.3% (±8.8 points)	+6.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,835 (±$109)	$2,462 (±$172)	+34.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$77,896 (±$11,697)	$130,385 (±$22,672)	+67.4%	Up 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 Seacliff

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Seacliff
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Seacliff	—	47.3% (±8.8 points)	—
Aptos	1.7 mi	28.9% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Capitola	2.0 mi	47.8% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Soquel	2.2 mi	27.3% (±5.0 points)	Lower
Rio del Mar	2.3 mi	24.8% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Pleasure Point	3.1 mi	40.5% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different
Live Oak (community)	3.5 mi	41.3% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Twin Lakes	4.2 mi	59.2% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	4.7 mi	21.1% (±11.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Aptos, CA (28.9%), Soquel, CA (27.3%), Rio del Mar, CA (24.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Twin Lakes, CA (59.2%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Cruz County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Twin Lakes	59.2% (±7.9 points)
2	Watsonville	55.2% (±3.1 points)
3	Brookdale	54.8% (±16.8 points)
4	Santa Cruz	51.6% (±2.5 points)
5	Capitola	47.8% (±5.5 points)
6	Seacliff	47.3% (±8.8 points)
7	Freedom	43.4% (±11.2 points)
8	Live Oak (community)	41.3% (±4.0 points)
9	Pleasure Point	40.5% (±8.4 points)
10	Interlaken	33.6% (±8.6 points)
11	Aptos	28.9% (±7.6 points)
12	Soquel	27.3% (±5.0 points)

Showing 12 of 23 places in Santa Cruz County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Seacliff 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 Seacliff

How many renters are there in Seacliff?

Seacliff has an estimated 749 (±159) renting households, 47.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Seacliff?

In Seacliff, the share of households that rent went from 41.2% in 2015–2019 to 47.3% in 2020–2024 (+6.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Seacliff?

A renting household in Seacliff has 1.9 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Seacliff?

The median renting household in Seacliff, CA has an income of $117,409 (±$27,422) a year, against $139,821 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 Seacliff CDP, California (place:70644, 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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