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California · Census place 49362

Morro Bay city, CA

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Morro Bay city has 10,717 residents, ranking #480 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $92,553, the median home is worth $864,900 and median gross rent runs $1,820 a month.

Population
10,717Morro Bay city residents
Median household income
$92,553Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$864,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,820Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
52.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
60.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Morro Bay city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Morro Bay city median would spend about 23.6% 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 9.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 60.5% 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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