California · Census place 36294
Imperial Beach city, CA
Quick answer
Imperial Beach city has 25,897 residents, ranking #294 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $79,071, the median home is worth $811,000 and median gross rent runs $1,914 a month.
- Population
- 25,897Imperial Beach city residents
- Median household income
- $79,071Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $811,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,914Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 30.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Imperial Beach city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Imperial Beach city median would spend about 29% 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 10.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.2% of residents and 30.7% 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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