What percentage of people rent in Tehachapi, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Tehachapi, CA, 2020–2024
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41.5% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Tehachapi, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,499 renting households against 2,111 that own their home.

In Tehachapi, the share of households that rent went from 40.1% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.5% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 1,499 (±302)
Median renter income: $57,900 (±$12,370)

Who rents and who owns in Tehachapi

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tehachapi	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.5% (±7.6 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,499 (±302)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,111 (±351)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,900 (±$12,370)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,830 (±$8,065)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Tehachapi, the renter share is not measurably different from Kern County (39.9%).

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

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

In Kern County, Tehachapi ranks 26 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 368 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Tehachapi 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	40.1% (±6.8 points)	41.5% (±7.6 points)	+1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,015 (±$176)	$1,295 (±$129)	+27.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$54,083 (±$12,749)	$72,957 (±$12,522)	+34.9%	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 Tehachapi

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tehachapi
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tehachapi	—	41.5% (±7.6 points)	—
Golden Hills	2.9 mi	17.7% (±5.9 points)	Lower
Stallion Springs	12 mi	7.4% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Bear Valley Springs	13 mi	6.2% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Mojave	17 mi	61.8% (±9.7 points)	Higher
Arvin	22 mi	45.6% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Rosamond	23 mi	23.1% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Weedpatch	27 mi	67.0% (±11.8 points)	Higher
Lamont	28 mi	52.1% (±6.1 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Golden Hills, CA (17.7%), Stallion Springs, CA (7.4%), Bear Valley Springs, CA (6.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Mojave, CA (61.8%), Weedpatch, CA (67.0%), Lamont, CA (52.1%).

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

Households that rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
20	Taft Heights	48.3% (±14.3 points)
21	Arvin	45.6% (±4.4 points)
22 (tie)	California City	45.0% (±6.5 points)
22 (tie)	Taft	45.0% (±12.5 points)
24	McFarland	43.1% (±5.5 points)
25	Wasco	41.7% (±5.5 points)
26	Tehachapi	41.5% (±7.6 points)
27	East Niles	41.4% (±5.4 points)
28 (tie)	Ridgecrest	41.2% (±3.3 points)
28 (tie)	Lake Isabella	41.2% (±13.5 points)
30	Maricopa	39.7% (±11.3 points)
31	Bakersfield	39.4% (±1.3 points)
32	Benton Park	39.3% (±10.3 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Kern 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 Tehachapi

How many renters are there in Tehachapi?

Tehachapi has an estimated 1,499 (±302) renting households, 41.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Tehachapi?

In Tehachapi, the share of households that rent went from 40.1% in 2015–2019 to 41.5% in 2020–2024 (+1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Tehachapi?

A renting household in Tehachapi has 2.2 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tehachapi?

The median renting household in Tehachapi, CA has an income of $57,900 (±$12,370) a year, against $83,830 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 Tehachapi city, California (place:78092, 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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