California · Census place 58240
Porterville city, CA
Quick answer
Porterville city has 62,765 residents, ranking #146 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $59,012, the median home is worth $273,600 and median gross rent runs $1,111 a month.
- Population
- 62,765Porterville city residents
- Median household income
- $59,012Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $273,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,111Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Porterville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Porterville city median would spend about 22.6% 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 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.9% of residents and 54.9% 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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- Encinitas city 61,585
- Montebello city 61,376
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