California · Census place 02868
Arroyo Grande city, CA
Quick answer
Arroyo Grande city has 18,412 residents, ranking #371 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $103,258, the median home is worth $758,100 and median gross rent runs $1,890 a month.
- Population
- 18,412Arroyo Grande city residents
- Median household income
- $103,258Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $758,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,890Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Arroyo Grande city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Arroyo Grande city median would spend about 22% 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 7.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.6% of residents and 62.3% 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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