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California · Census place 12048

Cathedral City city, CA

Quick answer

Cathedral City city has 52,047 residents, ranking #179 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $67,031, the median home is worth $420,700 and median gross rent runs $1,554 a month.

Population
52,047Cathedral City city residents
Median household income
$67,031Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$420,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,554Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
65.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Cathedral City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cathedral City city median would spend about 27.8% 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 6.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 65.3% 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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