What percentage of people rent in Stanford, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Stanford, CA, 2020–2024
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73.2% (±5.2 points) of the occupied homes in Stanford, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,508 renting households against 920 that own their home.

In Stanford, the share of households that rent went from 73.9% in 2015–2019 to 73.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 73.2% (±5.2 points)
Renting households: 2,508 (±321)
Median renter income: $52,500 (±$2,441)

Who rents and who owns in Stanford

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stanford	Santa Clara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	73.2% (±5.2 points)	44.9% (±0.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,508 (±321)	296,206 (±3,317)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	920 (±231)	363,147 (±3,294)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,500 (±$2,441)	$122,974 (±$2,206)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$250,000 or more	$208,519 (±$2,856)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Stanford, the renter share is higher than in Santa Clara County (44.9%).

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

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

In Santa Clara County, Stanford ranks 1 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 30 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Stanford 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	73.9% (±2.9 points)	73.2% (±5.2 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,617 (±$85)	$1,976 (±$111)	+22.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$58,906 (±$11,495)	$75,208 (±$20,329)	+27.7%	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 Stanford

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stanford
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stanford	—	73.2% (±5.2 points)	—
West Menlo Park	2.0 mi	21.7% (±7.6 points)	Lower
Palo Alto	2.5 mi	45.4% (±2.2 points)	Lower
Ladera	2.5 mi	3.8% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Atherton	2.8 mi	12.4% (±6.1 points)	Lower
East Palo Alto	3.4 mi	50.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Menlo Park	3.8 mi	45.8% (±3.0 points)	Lower
North Fair Oaks	3.9 mi	52.3% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Los Altos Hills	4.5 mi	6.6% (±3.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Menlo Park, CA (21.7%), Palo Alto, CA (45.4%), Ladera, CA (3.8%).

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
1	Stanford	73.2% (±5.2 points)
2	Mountain View	61.4% (±1.7 points)
3	Santa Clara	59.2% (±1.7 points)
4	Sunnyvale	56.2% (±1.4 points)
5	Campbell	48.3% (±2.4 points)
6	Palo Alto	45.4% (±2.2 points)
7	San Jose	44.2% (±0.7 points)

Showing 7 of 23 places in Santa Clara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Stanford 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 Stanford

How many renters are there in Stanford?

Stanford has an estimated 2,508 (±321) renting households, 73.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stanford?

In Stanford, the share of households that rent went from 73.9% in 2015–2019 to 73.2% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Stanford?

A renting household in Stanford has 1.7 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stanford?

The median renting household in Stanford, CA has an income of $52,500 (±$2,441) a year, against $250,000 or more 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 Stanford CDP, California (place:73906, 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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