California · Census place 51924
North Highlands CDP, CA
Quick answer
North Highlands CDP has 47,900 residents, ranking #197 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $65,090, the median home is worth $344,900 and median gross rent runs $1,585 a month.
- Population
- 47,900North Highlands CDP residents
- Median household income
- $65,090Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $344,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,585Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in North Highlands CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the North Highlands CDP median would spend about 29.2% 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 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.6% of residents and 50.9% 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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