California · Census place 18940
Descanso CDP, CA
Quick answer
Descanso CDP has 1,670 residents, ranking #934 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $125,714, the median home is worth $606,100 and median gross rent runs $3,318 a month.
- Population
- 1,670Descanso CDP residents
- Median household income
- $125,714Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $606,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,318Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 54.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Descanso CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Descanso CDP median would spend about 31.7% 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 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2% of residents and 64.4% 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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