California · Census place 39645
Lake Mathews CDP, CA
Quick answer
Lake Mathews CDP has 6,749 residents, ranking #590 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $102,700, the median home is worth $678,300 and median gross rent runs $1,906 a month.
- Population
- 6,749Lake Mathews CDP residents
- Median household income
- $102,700Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $678,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,906Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Mathews CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Mathews CDP median would spend about 22.3% 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 6.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 76.9% 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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