California · Census place 09878
Calipatria city, CA
Quick answer
Calipatria city has 6,549 residents, ranking #595 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $52,672, the median home is worth $172,900 and median gross rent runs $917 a month.
- Population
- 6,549Calipatria city residents
- Median household income
- $52,672Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $172,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $917Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Calipatria city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Calipatria city median would spend about 20.9% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.2% of residents and 63.6% 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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