
California · Census place 40704
Lathrop, CA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Lathrop, California (Lathrop, CA — Census place “Lathrop city”) is 32,696 residents, ranking #251 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $118,605, the median home is worth $605,000 and median gross rent runs $2,367 a month. Looking for the Lathrop California ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Lathrop, CA: 95231, 95330.
- Population
- 32,696Lathrop city residents
- Median household income
- $118,605Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $605,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,367Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.8%Owner-occupied households
Lathrop ZIP codes (California)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lathrop.
The Lathrop CA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Lathrop city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lathrop city median would spend about 23.9% 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 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.6% of residents and 83.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Lathrop city, CA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Lathrop city is a small city in California, with 32,696 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #251 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 84% of them. The median age here is 34.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Lathrop city earn a median of $118,605 a year, 51% above the national figure of $78,538 and 30% above the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 8.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Lathrop city is valued at $605,000, 99.4% above the national figure and 3% above the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,367 a month, 68.3% above the national figure, or roughly $28,404 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 83.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Goleta city 32,693
- Los Gatos town 32,773
- Fallbrook CDP 32,467
- Menlo Park city 32,775
- Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 32,215
- Desert Hot Springs city 32,786
- Fair Oaks CDP 32,030
- Bell city 32,830
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Lathrop city?
- Lathrop city has 32,696 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #251 of 1,618 in California.
- What is the median household income in Lathrop city?
- Median household income in Lathrop city is $118,605 a year, 51% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lathrop city?
- Median gross rent is $2,367 a month and the median home value is $605,000, so rent absorbs about 23.9% of median household income.
- Is Lathrop city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lathrop city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Lathrop city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.