California · Census place 30798
Grass Valley city, CA
Quick answer
Grass Valley city has 14,126 residents, ranking #417 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $48,850, the median home is worth $458,400 and median gross rent runs $1,417 a month.
- Population
- 14,126Grass Valley city residents
- Median household income
- $48,850Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $458,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,417Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Grass Valley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Grass Valley city median would spend about 34.8% 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 9.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.7% of residents and 39.8% 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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