California · Census place 14974
Commerce city, CA
Quick answer
Commerce city has 12,072 residents, ranking #452 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $71,768, the median home is worth $583,200 and median gross rent runs $1,420 a month.
- Population
- 12,072Commerce city residents
- Median household income
- $71,768Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $583,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,420Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Commerce city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Commerce city median would spend about 23.7% 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 8.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.6% of residents and 53.7% 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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