California · Census place 40886
Lawndale city, CA
Quick answer
Lawndale city has 31,113 residents, ranking #263 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $83,538, the median home is worth $726,000 and median gross rent runs $1,847 a month.
- Population
- 31,113Lawndale city residents
- Median household income
- $83,538Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $726,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,847Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 37.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lawndale city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lawndale city median would spend about 26.5% 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 8.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 37.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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