California · Census place 20242
Dunsmuir city, CA
Quick answer
Dunsmuir city has 1,519 residents, ranking #957 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $47,708, the median home is worth $262,800 and median gross rent runs $953 a month.
- Population
- 1,519Dunsmuir city residents
- Median household income
- $47,708Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $262,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $953Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Dunsmuir city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dunsmuir city median would spend about 24% 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 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 59.5% 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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