What percentage of people rent in Truckee, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Truckee, CA, 2020–2024
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26.6% (±4.1 points) of the occupied homes in Truckee, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,824 renting households against 5,036 that own their home.

In Truckee, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.6% (±4.1 points)
Renting households: 1,824 (±315)
Median renter income: $69,660 (±$12,945)

Who rents and who owns in Truckee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Truckee	Nevada County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.6% (±4.1 points)	24.5% (±1.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,824 (±315)	10,523 (±823)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,036 (±294)	32,342 (±821)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$69,660 (±$12,945)	$56,184 (±$9,138)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$165,368 (±$22,403)	$104,812 (±$4,344)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Truckee, the renter share is not measurably different from Nevada County (24.5%).

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

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

In Nevada County, Truckee ranks 3 of 7 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 706 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Truckee 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	23.3% (±4.8 points)	26.6% (±4.1 points)	+3.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,759 (±$203)	$1,961 (±$230)	+11.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$97,092 (±$8,923)	$130,462 (±$17,696)	+34.4%	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 Truckee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Truckee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Truckee	—	26.6% (±4.1 points)	—
Tahoe Vista	10 mi	9.8% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Cedar Flat	11 mi	17.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Kings Beach	12 mi	37.2% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dollar Point	12 mi	22.9% (±11.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sunnyside-Tahoe City	14 mi	29.7% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Incline Village	14 mi	29.0% (±4.9 points)	Not measurably different
Verdi	16 mi	10.8% (±12.9 points)	Lower
Mogul	18 mi	8.9% (±9.2 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Tahoe Vista, CA (9.8%), Verdi, NV (10.8%), Mogul, NV (8.9%).

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

Households that rent across Nevada County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Grass Valley	59.8% (±5.4 points)
2	Nevada City	45.7% (±12.0 points)
3 (tie)	Truckee	26.6% (±4.1 points)
3 (tie)	Penn Valley	26.6% (±14.5 points)
5	Lake Wildwood	15.1% (±7.7 points)
6	Alta Sierra	13.0% (±5.7 points)
7	Lake of the Pines	12.3% (±6.1 points)

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 Truckee

How many renters are there in Truckee?

Truckee has an estimated 1,824 (±315) renting households, 26.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Truckee?

In Truckee, the share of households that rent went from 23.3% in 2015–2019 to 26.6% in 2020–2024 (+3.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Truckee?

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

How much do renters earn in Truckee?

The median renting household in Truckee, CA has an income of $69,660 (±$12,945) a year, against $165,368 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 Truckee town, California (place:80588, 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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