What percentage of people rent in Wasco, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wasco, CA, 2020–2024
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41.7% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in Wasco, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,645 renting households against 3,697 that own their home.

In Wasco, the share of households that rent went from 40.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 41.7% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 2,645 (±412)
Median renter income: $40,206 (±$9,018)

Who rents and who owns in Wasco

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wasco	Kern County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	41.7% (±5.5 points)	39.9% (±0.8 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,645 (±412)	113,798 (±2,337)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,697 (±400)	171,133 (±2,447)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.3)	3.1 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±0.4)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,206 (±$9,018)	$46,101 (±$1,578)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,338 (±$14,941)	$91,440 (±$1,757)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Wasco, the renter share is not measurably different from Kern County (39.9%).

It is not measurably different from California (44.1%).

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

In Kern County, Wasco ranks 25 of 49 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 364 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Wasco 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	40.0% (±4.3 points)	41.7% (±5.5 points)	+1.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$756 (±$48)	$1,089 (±$81)	+44.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$39,250 (±$5,222)	$51,727 (±$9,446)	+31.8%	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 Wasco

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wasco
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wasco	—	41.7% (±5.5 points)	—
McFarland	9.2 mi	43.1% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Shafter	12 mi	35.3% (±5.5 points)	Not measurably different
Delano	13 mi	37.2% (±3.9 points)	Not measurably different
Buttonwillow	13 mi	61.9% (±11.8 points)	Higher
Rosedale	17 mi	14.3% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Lost Hills	18 mi	59.4% (±12.8 points)	Higher
Greenacres	20 mi	18.8% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Richgrove	20 mi	48.3% (±9.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Rosedale, CA (14.3%), Greenacres, CA (18.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Buttonwillow, CA (61.9%), Lost Hills, CA (59.4%).

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

Households that rent across Kern County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Fairfax (community)	48.5% (±13.7 points)
20	Taft Heights	48.3% (±14.3 points)
21	Arvin	45.6% (±4.4 points)
22 (tie)	California City	45.0% (±6.5 points)
22 (tie)	Taft	45.0% (±12.5 points)
24	McFarland	43.1% (±5.5 points)
25	Wasco	41.7% (±5.5 points)
26	Tehachapi	41.5% (±7.6 points)
27	East Niles	41.4% (±5.4 points)
28 (tie)	Ridgecrest	41.2% (±3.3 points)
28 (tie)	Lake Isabella	41.2% (±13.5 points)
30	Maricopa	39.7% (±11.3 points)
31	Bakersfield	39.4% (±1.3 points)

Showing 13 of 49 places in Kern 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 Wasco

How many renters are there in Wasco?

Wasco has an estimated 2,645 (±412) renting households, 41.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wasco?

In Wasco, the share of households that rent went from 40.0% in 2015–2019 to 41.7% in 2020–2024 (+1.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Wasco?

A renting household in Wasco has 3.1 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wasco?

The median renting household in Wasco, CA has an income of $40,206 (±$9,018) a year, against $72,338 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 Wasco city, California (place:83542, 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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