California · Census place 40004
La Mesa city, CA
Quick answer
La Mesa city has 60,835 residents, ranking #153 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $84,337, the median home is worth $738,800 and median gross rent runs $1,958 a month.
- Population
- 60,835La Mesa city residents
- Median household income
- $84,337Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $738,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,958Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in La Mesa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Mesa city median would spend about 27.9% 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 8.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 46% 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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- Monterey Park city 59,639
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