California · Census place 13945
Clearlake city, CA
Quick answer
Clearlake city has 16,604 residents, ranking #389 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $41,580, the median home is worth $204,500 and median gross rent runs $1,162 a month.
- Population
- 16,604Clearlake city residents
- Median household income
- $41,580Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $204,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,162Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Clearlake city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Clearlake city median would spend about 33.5% 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 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.4% of residents and 58.4% 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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