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California · Census place 13294

Chowchilla city, CA

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Chowchilla city has 18,876 residents, ranking #366 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $63,308, the median home is worth $331,500 and median gross rent runs $1,204 a month.

Population
18,876Chowchilla city residents
Median household income
$63,308Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$331,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,204Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
59%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Chowchilla city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Chowchilla city median would spend about 22.8% 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 5.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.2% of residents and 59% 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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