California · Census place 01444
Alturas city, CA
Quick answer
Alturas city has 2,703 residents, ranking #826 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $54,634, the median home is worth $152,600 and median gross rent runs $781 a month.
- Population
- 2,703Alturas city residents
- Median household income
- $54,634Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $152,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $781Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Alturas city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alturas city median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.3% of residents and 67.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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