What percentage of people rent in Vandenberg Village, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Vandenberg Village, CA, 2020–2024
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25.2% (±6.9 points) of the occupied homes in Vandenberg Village, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 659 renting households against 1,953 that own their home.

In Vandenberg Village, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 25.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 25.2% (±6.9 points)
Renting households: 659 (±199)
Median renter income: $83,373 (±$25,841)

Who rents and who owns in Vandenberg Village

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vandenberg Village	Santa Barbara County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	25.2% (±6.9 points)	47.6% (±0.9 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	659 (±199)	71,264 (±1,376)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,953 (±210)	78,344 (±1,317)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$83,373 (±$25,841)	$70,675 (±$2,599)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$144,428 (±$22,066)	$131,935 (±$4,489)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Vandenberg Village, the renter share is lower than in Santa Barbara County (47.6%).

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

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

In Santa Barbara County, Vandenberg Village ranks 17 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 737 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Vandenberg Village 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	23.7% (±6.6 points)	25.2% (±6.9 points)	+1.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,798 (±$127)	$2,313 (±$115)	+28.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$91,618 (±$10,199)	$110,904 (±$14,463)	+21.1%	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 Vandenberg Village

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vandenberg Village
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Vandenberg Village	—	25.2% (±6.9 points)	—
Mission Hills	2.0 mi	18.7% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Vandenberg AFB	2.8 mi	100.0% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Lompoc	3.4 mi	51.0% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Los Alamos	11 mi	25.5% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Orcutt	11 mi	22.7% (±3.0 points)	Not measurably different
Santa Maria	15 mi	49.8% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Buellton	17 mi	41.3% (±9.4 points)	Higher
Guadalupe	19 mi	44.6% (±7.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Vandenberg AFB, CA (100.0%), Lompoc, CA (51.0%), Santa Maria, CA (49.8%).

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

Households that rent across Santa Barbara County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
11	Carpinteria	38.5% (±5.3 points)
12	Summerland	35.7% (±18.1 points)
13	Santa Ynez	35.1% (±10.9 points)
14	Mission Canyon	28.9% (±10.8 points)
15	Los Alamos	25.5% (±16.6 points)
16	Eastern Goleta Valley	25.4% (±3.3 points)
17	Vandenberg Village	25.2% (±6.9 points)
18	Montecito	24.2% (±5.1 points)
19	Orcutt	22.7% (±3.0 points)
20	Mission Hills	18.7% (±9.9 points)
21	Toro Canyon	14.1% (±8.1 points)
22	Los Olivos	11.8% (±6.9 points)

Showing 12 of 22 places in Santa Barbara County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Vandenberg Village 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 Vandenberg Village

How many renters are there in Vandenberg Village?

Vandenberg Village has an estimated 659 (±199) renting households, 25.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Vandenberg Village?

In Vandenberg Village, the share of households that rent went from 23.7% in 2015–2019 to 25.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Vandenberg Village?

A renting household in Vandenberg Village has 2.0 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Vandenberg Village?

The median renting household in Vandenberg Village, CA has an income of $83,373 (±$25,841) a year, against $144,428 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 Vandenberg Village CDP, California (place:82086, 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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