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California · Census place 04996

Bell Gardens city, CA

Quick answer

Bell Gardens city has 38,661 residents, ranking #221 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $55,372, the median home is worth $527,900 and median gross rent runs $1,658 a month.

Population
38,661Bell Gardens city residents
Median household income
$55,372Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$527,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,658Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
21.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Bell Gardens city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bell Gardens city median would spend about 35.9% 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 9.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.8% of residents and 21.2% 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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