Housing Owner-Occupied % of Units, by Zip Code (ZCTA5) — California

NOTE: Gray indicates insufficient data or a suppressed estimate.

Owner-occupancy rates in California exhibit a stark urban-rural divide, with dense metropolitan cores—particularly San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the Inland Empire—displaying the lowest rates (below 40–50%), while exurban and agricultural regions in the Central Valley, Sierra Nevada foothills, and far northern counties consistently reach 80–90%. Coastal zip codes from the Bay Area through the Central Coast tend toward moderate-to-low ownership rates, contrasting with the yellow-hued high-ownership clusters scattered throughout the Sacramento Valley and foothill communities. Southern California's desert communities east of Los Angeles show notably polarized patterns, with pockets of very low ownership adjacent to high-ownership retirement and rural zip codes.

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ACS

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