California · Census place 22412
El Segundo city, CA
Quick answer
El Segundo city has 16,863 residents, ranking #386 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $149,149, the median home is worth $1,521,600 and median gross rent runs $2,547 a month.
- Population
- 16,863El Segundo city residents
- Median household income
- $149,149Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,521,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,547Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 42.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in El Segundo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Segundo city median would spend about 20.5% 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 10.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.4% of residents and 42.6% 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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