California · Census place 17022
Crescent City city, CA
Quick answer
Crescent City city has 6,180 residents, ranking #606 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $41,131, the median home is worth $290,500 and median gross rent runs $1,127 a month.
- Population
- 6,180Crescent City city residents
- Median household income
- $41,131Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $290,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,127Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Crescent City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Crescent City city median would spend about 32.9% 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 7.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 38% 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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