California · Census place 71876
Signal Hill city, CA
Quick answer
Signal Hill city has 11,563 residents, ranking #459 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $102,303, the median home is worth $725,500 and median gross rent runs $1,817 a month.
- Population
- 11,563Signal Hill city residents
- Median household income
- $102,303Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $725,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,817Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Signal Hill city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Signal Hill city median would spend about 21.3% 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 7.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 51.7% 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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