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California · Census place 41124

Lemon Grove city, CA

Quick answer

Lemon Grove city has 27,489 residents, ranking #283 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $79,278, the median home is worth $640,600 and median gross rent runs $1,769 a month.

Population
27,489Lemon Grove city residents
Median household income
$79,278Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$640,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,769Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
53.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Lemon Grove city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lemon Grove city median would spend about 26.8% 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 8.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 53.3% 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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