California · Census place 32548
Hawthorne city, CA
Quick answer
Hawthorne city has 85,933 residents, ranking #97 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $72,719, the median home is worth $813,700 and median gross rent runs $1,723 a month.
- Population
- 85,933Hawthorne city residents
- Median household income
- $72,719Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $813,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,723Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 27.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hawthorne city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hawthorne city median would spend about 28.4% 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 11.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.4% of residents and 27.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Santa Barbara city 88,024
- Citrus Heights city 87,036
- Manteca city 86,521
- Whittier city 85,925
- Livermore city 85,870
- Lake Forest city 85,846
- San Ramon city 85,734
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