California · Census place 08172
Bret Harte CDP, CA
Quick answer
Bret Harte CDP has 4,807 residents, ranking #673 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $42,422, the median home is worth $289,300 and median gross rent runs $1,360 a month.
- Population
- 4,807Bret Harte CDP residents
- Median household income
- $42,422Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $289,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,360Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 36.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bret Harte CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bret Harte CDP median would spend about 38.5% 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 6.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 44.1% of residents and 36.2% 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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