California · Census place 40438
Larkspur city, CA
Quick answer
Larkspur city has 12,856 residents, ranking #435 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $134,744, the median home is worth $1,805,100 and median gross rent runs $2,867 a month.
- Population
- 12,856Larkspur city residents
- Median household income
- $134,744Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,805,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,867Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Larkspur city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Larkspur city median would spend about 25.5% 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 13.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 48.2% 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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