California · Census place 50734
Needles city, CA
Quick answer
Needles city has 4,882 residents, ranking #671 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $39,876, the median home is worth $134,400 and median gross rent runs $742 a month.
- Population
- 4,882Needles city residents
- Median household income
- $39,876Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $134,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $742Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Needles city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Needles city median would spend about 22.3% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.1% of residents and 54.8% 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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