California · Census place 69088
Santa Clarita city, CA
Quick answer
Santa Clarita city has 229,021 residents, ranking #16 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $119,926, the median home is worth $721,000 and median gross rent runs $2,486 a month.
- Population
- 229,021Santa Clarita city residents
- Median household income
- $119,926Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $721,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,486Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Santa Clarita city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Santa Clarita city median would spend about 24.9% 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 6.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 72% 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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- Santa Ana city 311,639
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- Fontana city 211,921
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