What percentage of people rent in Wildomar, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Wildomar, CA, 2020–2024
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21.7% (±3.2 points) of the occupied homes in Wildomar, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,332 renting households against 8,428 that own their home.

In Wildomar, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (−9.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.7% (±3.2 points)
Renting households: 2,332 (±372)
Median renter income: $86,610 (±$14,408)

Who rents and who owns in Wildomar

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wildomar	Riverside County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.7% (±3.2 points)	30.9% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,332 (±372)	239,349 (±3,349)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	8,428 (±407)	535,986 (±3,538)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.3 (±0.3)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.5 (±0.1)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$86,610 (±$14,408)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,699 (±$12,847)	$109,791 (±$1,274)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Wildomar, the renter share is lower than in Riverside County (30.9%).

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

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

In Riverside County, Wildomar ranks 43 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 805 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Wildomar 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	31.0% (±3.0 points)	21.7% (±3.2 points)	−9.3 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,548 (±$82)	$2,003 (±$232)	+29.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,991 (±$5,365)	$103,506 (±$5,691)	+38.0%	Up 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 Wildomar

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wildomar
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wildomar	—	21.7% (±3.2 points)	—
Canyon Lake	4.9 mi	15.2% (±6.1 points)	Not measurably different
Murrieta	4.9 mi	30.5% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Lake Elsinore	6.5 mi	29.1% (±2.9 points)	Higher
Menifee	6.6 mi	19.8% (±1.7 points)	Not measurably different
Lakeland Village	6.6 mi	32.3% (±6.1 points)	Higher
Warm Springs	7.6 mi	34.5% (±16.2 points)	Not measurably different
Meadowbrook	7.7 mi	46.1% (±15.3 points)	Higher
French Valley	8.8 mi	12.6% (±2.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: French Valley, CA (12.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Murrieta, CA (30.5%), Lake Elsinore, CA (29.1%), Lakeland Village, CA (32.3%).

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

Households that rent across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
37	Homeland	25.5% (±8.4 points)
38	San Jacinto	25.0% (±3.1 points)
39	La Quinta	24.3% (±2.9 points)
40	Home Gardens	22.2% (±4.7 points)
41	Eastvale	22.0% (±3.0 points)
42	Lakeview	21.8% (±15.0 points)
43	Wildomar	21.7% (±3.2 points)
44	Lake Mathews	21.1% (±8.6 points)
45	Anza	20.9% (±17.7 points)
46	Vista Santa Rosa	20.6% (±10.4 points)
47	Indian Wells	20.2% (±8.4 points)
48	Menifee	19.8% (±1.7 points)
49	Romoland	19.6% (±16.4 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Riverside 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 Wildomar

How many renters are there in Wildomar?

Wildomar has an estimated 2,332 (±372) renting households, 21.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wildomar?

In Wildomar, the share of households that rent went from 31.0% in 2015–2019 to 21.7% in 2020–2024 (−9.3 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Wildomar?

A renting household in Wildomar has 3.3 people on average, against 3.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Wildomar?

The median renting household in Wildomar, CA has an income of $86,610 (±$14,408) a year, against $109,699 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 Wildomar city, California (place:85446, 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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