county benchmark · California
Rent as share of income, 2017-2021
Across 58 counties in California. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 27.4 % |
| 25th | 29.5 % |
| Median | 31.8 % |
| 75th | 32.9 % |
| 90th percentile | 33.9 % |
Highest counties
Humboldt County leads reliably only from rank 4 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 4, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humboldt County | 37.4 % | 35.6 % – 39.2 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Nevada County | 37.4 % | 32.8 % – 42.0 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Del Norte County | 34.9 % | 31.2 % – 38.6 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Riverside County | 34.4 % | 34.0 % – 34.8 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Ventura County | 34.2 % | 33.5 % – 34.9 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Butte County | 34.0 % | 32.7 % – 35.3 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Calaveras County | 33.8 % | 29.5 % – 38.1 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Los Angeles County | 33.8 % | 33.6 % – 34.0 % | evidence → |
| 9 | San Bernardino County | 33.6 % | 33.1 % – 34.1 % | evidence → |
| 10 | San Luis Obispo County | 33.5 % | 32.3 % – 34.7 % | evidence → |
| 11 | San Diego County | 33.4 % | 33.1 % – 33.7 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Tuolumne County | 33.3 % | 29.9 % – 36.7 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Santa Barbara County | 33.1 % | 32.4 % – 33.8 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Mariposa County | 33.0 % | 27.4 % – 38.6 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Orange County | 32.9 % | 32.5 % – 33.3 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Mendocino County | 32.8 % | 30.9 % – 34.7 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Monterey County | 32.7 % | 31.9 % – 33.5 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Fresno County | 32.5 % | 31.8 % – 33.2 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Tehama County | 32.4 % | 28.8 % – 36.0 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Kern County | 32.3 % | 31.6 % – 33.0 % | evidence → |
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