California · Census place 40340
La Puente city, CA
Quick answer
La Puente city has 37,404 residents, ranking #229 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $84,811, the median home is worth $593,200 and median gross rent runs $1,788 a month.
- Population
- 37,404La Puente city residents
- Median household income
- $84,811Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $593,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,788Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in La Puente city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Puente city median would spend about 25.3% 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 7.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 60.7% 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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