How many renters in Vandenberg AFB, CA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Vandenberg AFB, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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77.1% (±10.3 points) of renting households in Vandenberg AFB, CA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

70.4% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 41.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 77.1% (±10.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 70.4% (±9.4 points)
Median share of income: 41.1% (±3.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Vandenberg AFB

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Vandenberg AFB	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Less than 15%	3.0% (±2.7 points)	8.7%	10.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	2.2% (±2.4 points)	11.4%	11.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	6.9% (±4.3 points)	12.0%	12.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.7% (±7.1 points)	10.2%	11.2%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.7% (±4.3 points)	8.3%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	70.4% (±9.4 points)	49.5%	46.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Vandenberg AFB against Santa Barbara County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vandenberg AFB	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Paying 30% or more	77.1% (±10.3 points)	57.8% (±1.9 points)	55.3% (±0.2 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	70.4% (±9.4 points)	49.5% (±1.7 points)	46.0% (±0.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	41.1% (±3.9 points)	34.7% (±1.0 points)	32.8% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$84,167 (±$12,699)	$70,675 (±$2,599)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,747 (±$100)	$2,131 (±$35)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Vandenberg AFB, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Santa Barbara County (57.8%).

It is also higher than in California (55.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Santa Barbara County, Vandenberg AFB ranks 3 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 80 of 1,067.

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Vandenberg AFB

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vandenberg AFB
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Vandenberg AFB	—	77.1% (±10.3 points)	—
Vandenberg Village	2.8 mi	57.4% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Mission Hills	4.7 mi	22.1% (±26.5 points)	Lower
Lompoc	4.9 mi	54.0% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Orcutt	11 mi	58.2% (±10.1 points)	Lower
Los Alamos	13 mi	21.0% (±41.0 points)	Lower
Santa Maria	15 mi	61.0% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Guadalupe	17 mi	68.8% (±13.0 points)	Not measurably different
Buellton	19 mi	51.9% (±20.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mission Hills, CA (22.1%), Lompoc, CA (54.0%), Orcutt, CA (58.2%).

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

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Summerland	100.0% (±25.9 points)
2	Isla Vista	88.8% (±5.4 points)
3	Vandenberg AFB	77.1% (±10.3 points)
4	Guadalupe	68.8% (±13.0 points)
5	Carpinteria	65.1% (±10.6 points)
6	Los Olivos	63.8% (±58.3 points)
7	Santa Maria	61.0% (±3.8 points)
8	Orcutt	58.2% (±10.1 points)
9	Vandenberg Village	57.4% (±22.1 points)

Showing 9 of 22 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Vandenberg AFB 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).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Vandenberg AFB

Are renters in Vandenberg AFB rent-burdened?

77.1% of renting households in Vandenberg AFB pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Vandenberg AFB spend on rent?

The median renting household in Vandenberg AFB, CA spends 41.1% (±3.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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