California · Census place 04030
Barstow city, CA
Quick answer
Barstow city has 25,198 residents, ranking #302 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $51,811, the median home is worth $222,600 and median gross rent runs $1,065 a month.
- Population
- 25,198Barstow city residents
- Median household income
- $51,811Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $222,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,065Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Barstow city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Barstow city median would spend about 24.7% 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 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.2% of residents and 45.7% 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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