California · Census place 71106
Shafter city, CA
Quick answer
Shafter city has 20,618 residents, ranking #344 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $67,989, the median home is worth $306,800 and median gross rent runs $1,140 a month.
- Population
- 20,618Shafter city residents
- Median household income
- $67,989Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $306,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,140Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 28 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Shafter city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Shafter city median would spend about 20.1% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.3% of residents and 65.6% 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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