California · Census place 28168
Gardena city, CA
Quick answer
Gardena city has 59,765 residents, ranking #156 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $79,291, the median home is worth $667,600 and median gross rent runs $1,761 a month.
- Population
- 59,765Gardena city residents
- Median household income
- $79,291Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $667,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,761Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gardena city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gardena city median would spend about 26.7% 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 8.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11% of residents and 48.9% 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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