California · Census place 40256
La Palma city, CA
Quick answer
La Palma city has 15,375 residents, ranking #399 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $115,833, the median home is worth $916,600 and median gross rent runs $2,239 a month.
- Population
- 15,375La Palma city residents
- Median household income
- $115,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $916,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,239Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in La Palma city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Palma city median would spend about 23.2% 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 7.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.3% of residents and 68.6% 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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