What percentage of people rent in Williams, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Williams, CA, 2020–2024
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46.5% (±9.2 points) of the occupied homes in Williams, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 733 renting households against 843 that own their home.

In Williams, the share of households that rent went from 38.5% in 2015–2019 to 46.5% in 2020–2024 (+8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 46.5% (±9.2 points)
Renting households: 733 (±167)

Who rents and who owns in Williams

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Williams	Colusa County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	46.5% (±9.2 points)	37.8% (±4.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	733 (±167)	2,838 (±382)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	843 (±171)	4,674 (±378)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.5)	2.9 (±0.3)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.9 (±0.6)	2.9 (±0.2)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$46,338 (±$13,630)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$109,215 (±$28,669)	$88,857 (±$7,944)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Williams, the renter share is not measurably different from Colusa County (37.8%).

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

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

In Colusa County, Williams ranks 1 of 4 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 244 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Williams 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	38.5% (±6.6 points)	46.5% (±9.2 points)	+8.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$925 (±$155)	$1,184 (±$326)	+28.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$65,580 (±$10,527)	$90,761 (±$22,136)	+38.4%	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 Williams

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Williams
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Williams	—	46.5% (±9.2 points)	—
Colusa	7.8 mi	40.1% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Maxwell	9.3 mi	35.5% (±15.1 points)	Not measurably different
Arbuckle	10 mi	24.5% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Sutter	21 mi	22.8% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Willows	25 mi	40.9% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Yuba City	27 mi	42.7% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Live Oak	27 mi	30.9% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Gridley	28 mi	51.4% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Arbuckle, CA (24.5%), Sutter, CA (22.8%), Live Oak, CA (30.9%).

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

Households that rent across Colusa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Williams	46.5% (±9.2 points)
2	Colusa	40.1% (±7.0 points)
3	Maxwell	35.5% (±15.1 points)
4	Arbuckle	24.5% (±10.7 points)

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 Williams

How many renters are there in Williams?

Williams has an estimated 733 (±167) renting households, 46.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Williams?

In Williams, the share of households that rent went from 38.5% in 2015–2019 to 46.5% in 2020–2024 (+8.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Williams?

A renting household in Williams has 3.0 people on average, against 3.9 in an owned 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 Williams city, California (place:85586, 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.