What percentage of people rent in Vista, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Vista, CA, 2020–2024
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48.3% (±1.9 points) of the occupied homes in Vista, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 15,620 renting households against 16,703 that own their home.

In Vista, the share of households that rent went from 50.8% in 2015–2019 to 48.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 48.3% (±1.9 points)
Renting households: 15,620 (±775)
Median renter income: $76,783 (±$4,681)

Who rents and who owns in Vista

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Vista	San Diego County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	48.3% (±1.9 points)	45.4% (±0.3 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	15,620 (±775)	532,140 (±3,919)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	16,703 (±703)	639,138 (±4,528)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.1)	2.8 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$76,783 (±$4,681)	$78,016 (±$867)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$128,110 (±$9,844)	$137,988 (±$1,510)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Vista, the renter share is higher than in San Diego County (45.4%).

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

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

In San Diego County, Vista ranks 9 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 210 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Vista 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	50.8% (±1.6 points)	48.3% (±1.9 points)	−2.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,669 (±$28)	$2,249 (±$43)	+34.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$72,125 (±$3,635)	$94,975 (±$4,768)	+31.7%	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 Vista

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Vista
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Vista	—	48.3% (±1.9 points)	—
Oceanside	4.6 mi	41.7% (±1.5 points)	Lower
Carlsbad	4.9 mi	37.1% (±1.8 points)	Lower
Lake San Marcos	5.0 mi	21.0% (±5.0 points)	Lower
San Marcos	5.6 mi	36.3% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Bonsall	6.5 mi	31.2% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Hidden Meadows	7.3 mi	8.1% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Harmony Grove	8.5 mi	13.1% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Camp Pendleton South	9.3 mi	99.1% (±1.5 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Oceanside, CA (41.7%), Carlsbad, CA (37.1%), Lake San Marcos, CA (21.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Camp Pendleton South, CA (99.1%).

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

Households that rent across San Diego County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Imperial Beach	68.7% (±3.6 points)
4	National City	65.3% (±2.7 points)
5	El Cajon	58.5% (±1.9 points)
6	Bostonia	57.7% (±4.9 points)
7	San Diego	52.7% (±0.5 points)
8	La Mesa	52.3% (±2.3 points)
9	Vista	48.3% (±1.9 points)
10	Lemon Grove	47.5% (±4.2 points)
11	Del Mar	46.8% (±10.2 points)
12	Escondido	46.6% (±1.7 points)
13	Coronado	45.4% (±3.6 points)
14	Oceanside	41.7% (±1.5 points)
15	Fallbrook	41.5% (±3.9 points)

Showing 13 of 50 places in San Diego 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 Vista

How many renters are there in Vista?

Vista has an estimated 15,620 (±775) renting households, 48.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Vista?

In Vista, the share of households that rent went from 50.8% in 2015–2019 to 48.3% in 2020–2024 (−2.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Vista?

A renting household in Vista has 3.0 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Vista?

The median renting household in Vista, CA has an income of $76,783 (±$4,681) a year, against $128,110 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 Vista city, California (place:82996, 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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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.