What percentage of people rent in Willow Creek, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Willow Creek, CA, 2020–2024
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38.0% (±16.1 points) of the occupied homes in Willow Creek, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 234 renting households against 381 that own their home.

In Willow Creek, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 38.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.0% (±16.1 points)
Renting households: 234 (±118)

Who rents and who owns in Willow Creek

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Willow Creek	Humboldt County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.0% (±16.1 points)	43.5% (±1.5 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	234 (±118)	23,869 (±847)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	381 (±133)	31,053 (±881)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$41,604 (±$2,406)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$45,927 (±$11,063)	$83,256 (±$3,971)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Willow Creek, the renter share is not measurably different from Humboldt County (43.5%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Humboldt County, Willow Creek ranks 11 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 456 of 1,076.

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

How renting in Willow Creek 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	35.4% (±13.6 points)	38.0% (±16.1 points)	+2.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$65,433 (±$38,994)	$47,137 (±$12,657)	−28.0%	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 Willow Creek

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Willow Creek
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Willow Creek	—	38.0% (±16.1 points)	—
Hoopa	10 mi	24.4% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Blue Lake	19 mi	45.7% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
McKinleyville	23 mi	37.1% (±5.3 points)	Not measurably different
Arcata	23 mi	63.6% (±3.8 points)	Higher
Westhaven-Moonstone	24 mi	34.3% (±14.1 points)	Not measurably different
Trinidad	27 mi	15.5% (±10.7 points)	Lower
Myrtletown	28 mi	50.3% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Eureka	29 mi	52.2% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Trinidad, CA (15.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Arcata, CA (63.6%).

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

Households that rent across Humboldt County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	Garberville	46.4% (±17.3 points)
6	Blue Lake	45.7% (±12.0 points)
7	Fortuna	43.9% (±5.0 points)
8	Rio Dell	43.2% (±12.1 points)
9	Bayview (Humboldt County)	39.7% (±10.8 points)
10	Ferndale	39.4% (±12.3 points)
11	Willow Creek	38.0% (±16.1 points)
12	McKinleyville	37.1% (±5.3 points)
13 (tie)	Humboldt Hill	34.3% (±11.1 points)
13 (tie)	Westhaven-Moonstone	34.3% (±14.1 points)
15	Cutten	31.9% (±10.1 points)
16	Pine Hills	30.1% (±10.5 points)
17	Hoopa	24.4% (±8.1 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Humboldt County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek

How many renters are there in Willow Creek?

Willow Creek has an estimated 234 (±118) renting households, 38.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Willow Creek?

In Willow Creek, the share of households that rent went from 35.4% in 2015–2019 to 38.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Willow Creek?

A renting household in Willow Creek has 1.1 people on average, against 2.1 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 Willow Creek CDP, California (place:85642, 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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