California · Census place 15044
Compton city, CA
Quick answer
Compton city has 93,525 residents, ranking #82 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $74,270, the median home is worth $546,700 and median gross rent runs $1,601 a month.
- Population
- 93,525Compton city residents
- Median household income
- $74,270Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $546,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,601Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Compton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Compton city median would spend about 25.9% 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 7.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.1% of residents and 57.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Arden-Arcade CDP 96,319
- Tracy city 95,358
- San Marcos city 94,078
- Carson city 93,523
- Redding city 93,268
- Mission Viejo city 92,415
- South Gate city 91,836
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