California · Census place 78092
Tehachapi city, CA
Quick answer
Tehachapi city has 12,366 residents, ranking #447 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $67,785, the median home is worth $344,700 and median gross rent runs $1,278 a month.
- Population
- 12,366Tehachapi city residents
- Median household income
- $67,785Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $344,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,278Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Tehachapi city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tehachapi city median would spend about 22.6% 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 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.9% of residents and 61.2% 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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