California · Census place 08758
Buellton city, CA
Quick answer
Buellton city has 5,090 residents, ranking #653 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $96,028, the median home is worth $704,200 and median gross rent runs $2,196 a month.
- Population
- 5,090Buellton city residents
- Median household income
- $96,028Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $704,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,196Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Buellton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Buellton city median would spend about 27.4% 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 2.9% of residents and 60.6% 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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