county benchmark · California
Rent as share of income, 2018-2022
Across 58 counties in California. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 26.4 % |
| 25th | 29.3 % |
| Median | 31.9 % |
| 75th | 33.1 % |
| 90th percentile | 34.0 % |
Highest counties
Humboldt County leads reliably only from rank 7 downwards. Its estimate range overlaps those of the ranks above 7, which therefore cannot be separated from it at 90 % confidence.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humboldt County | 37.1 % | 35.1 % – 39.1 % | evidence → |
| 2 | Nevada County | 35.1 % | 31.5 % – 38.7 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Ventura County | 34.5 % | 33.8 % – 35.2 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Tuolumne County | 34.4 % | 31.2 % – 37.6 % | evidence → |
| 5 | Mariposa County | 34.3 % | 30.0 % – 38.6 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Butte County | 34.1 % | 32.8 % – 35.4 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Riverside County | 34.0 % | 33.5 % – 34.5 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Los Angeles County | 33.9 % | 33.7 % – 34.1 % | evidence → |
| 9 | San Bernardino County | 33.9 % | 33.4 % – 34.4 % | evidence → |
| 10 | San Diego County | 33.6 % | 33.3 % – 33.9 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Yolo County | 33.6 % | 32.3 % – 34.9 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Calaveras County | 33.4 % | 29.8 % – 37.0 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Santa Barbara County | 33.4 % | 32.6 % – 34.2 % | evidence → |
| 14 | San Luis Obispo County | 33.3 % | 32.3 % – 34.3 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Kern County | 33.1 % | 32.2 % – 34.0 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Orange County | 33.0 % | 32.7 % – 33.3 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Mendocino County | 32.7 % | 30.9 % – 34.5 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Placer County | 32.7 % | 31.8 % – 33.6 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Siskiyou County | 32.7 % | 30.5 % – 34.9 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Sacramento County | 32.6 % | 32.1 % – 33.1 % | evidence → |
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