California · Census place 70042
Santa Paula city, CA
Quick answer
Santa Paula city has 31,202 residents, ranking #262 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $77,130, the median home is worth $559,300 and median gross rent runs $1,698 a month.
- Population
- 31,202Santa Paula city residents
- Median household income
- $77,130Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $559,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,698Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Santa Paula city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Santa Paula city median would spend about 26.4% 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 7.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 53.7% 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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