California · Census place 58520
Poway city, CA
Quick answer
Poway city has 48,515 residents, ranking #194 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $143,825, the median home is worth $971,500 and median gross rent runs $2,261 a month.
- Population
- 48,515Poway city residents
- Median household income
- $143,825Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $971,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,261Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Poway city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Poway city median would spend about 18.9% 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 6.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.2% of residents and 75.7% 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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