California · Census place 52582
Novato city, CA
Quick answer
Novato city has 52,689 residents, ranking #176 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $112,193, the median home is worth $1,007,100 and median gross rent runs $2,422 a month.
- Population
- 52,689Novato city residents
- Median household income
- $112,193Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,007,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,422Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Novato city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Novato city median would spend about 25.9% 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 9% of residents and 65.5% 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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