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California · Census place 50398

National City city, CA

Quick answer

National City city has 55,960 residents, ranking #165 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $64,248, the median home is worth $580,900 and median gross rent runs $1,619 a month.

Population
55,960National City city residents
Median household income
$64,248Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$580,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,619Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
34.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in National City city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the National City city median would spend about 30.2% 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 9.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14% of residents and 34.2% 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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