California · Census place 42468
Lomita city, CA
Quick answer
Lomita city has 20,409 residents, ranking #345 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $92,920, the median home is worth $792,100 and median gross rent runs $1,918 a month.
- Population
- 20,409Lomita city residents
- Median household income
- $92,920Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $792,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,918Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lomita city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lomita city median would spend about 24.8% 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 8.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 46.1% 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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