California · Census place 54806
Pacifica city, CA
Quick answer
Pacifica city has 37,527 residents, ranking #228 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $156,819, the median home is worth $1,211,700 and median gross rent runs $3,080 a month.
- Population
- 37,527Pacifica city residents
- Median household income
- $156,819Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,211,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,080Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pacifica city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pacifica 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 7.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 68.5% 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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