What percentage of people rent in Thermalito, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Thermalito, CA, 2020–2024
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31.0% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in Thermalito, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 700 renting households against 1,560 that own their home.

In Thermalito, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.0% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 700 (±166)
Median renter income: $44,386 (±$11,508)

Who rents and who owns in Thermalito

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Thermalito	Butte County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.0% (±7.0 points)	42.7% (±1.1 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	700 (±166)	35,595 (±1,024)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,560 (±232)	47,717 (±947)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.7 (±0.5)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.1 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,386 (±$11,508)	$43,174 (±$1,938)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$56,655 (±$13,212)	$96,424 (±$3,367)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Thermalito, the renter share is lower than in Butte County (42.7%).

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

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

In Butte County, Thermalito ranks 6 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 616 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Thermalito 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	36.3% (±7.1 points)	31.0% (±7.0 points)	−5.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,124 (±$85)	$1,178 (±$165)	+4.8%	Down after inflation
Median household income	$36,964 (±$6,049)	$54,865 (±$5,478)	+48.4%	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 Thermalito

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thermalito
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Thermalito	—	31.0% (±7.0 points)	—
Oroville	2.4 mi	47.0% (±5.0 points)	Higher
South Oroville	3.8 mi	45.2% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Oroville East	6.3 mi	14.5% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Palermo	6.8 mi	31.3% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kelly Ridge	7.3 mi	11.5% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Biggs	9.1 mi	28.8% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
Butte Valley	11 mi	1.8% (±2.8 points)	Lower
Gridley	11 mi	51.4% (±7.9 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oroville East, CA (14.5%), Kelly Ridge, CA (11.5%), Butte Valley, CA (1.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oroville, CA (47.0%), Gridley, CA (51.4%).

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

Households that rent across Butte County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Chico	56.6% (±1.9 points)
2	Gridley	51.4% (±7.9 points)
3	Oroville	47.0% (±5.0 points)
4	South Oroville	45.2% (±14.3 points)
5	Palermo	31.3% (±8.1 points)
6	Thermalito	31.0% (±7.0 points)
7	Durham	29.1% (±9.0 points)
8	Biggs	28.8% (±9.3 points)
9	Paradise	25.2% (±6.8 points)
10	Magalia	16.8% (±5.1 points)
11	Oroville East	14.5% (±5.4 points)
12	Kelly Ridge	11.5% (±6.2 points)

Showing 12 of 14 places in Butte County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Thermalito 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 Thermalito

How many renters are there in Thermalito?

Thermalito has an estimated 700 (±166) renting households, 31.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Thermalito?

In Thermalito, the share of households that rent went from 36.3% in 2015–2019 to 31.0% in 2020–2024 (−5.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Thermalito?

A renting household in Thermalito has 2.7 people on average, against 3.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Thermalito?

The median renting household in Thermalito, CA has an income of $44,386 (±$11,508) a year, against $56,655 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 Thermalito CDP, California (place:78470, 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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