What is the population of Thermalito CDP?

Thermalito CDP has 6,645 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #592 of 1,618 in California.

What is the median household income in Thermalito CDP?

Median household income in Thermalito CDP is $53,814 a year, 31.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Thermalito CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,104 a month and the median home value is $257,400, so rent absorbs about 24.6% of median household income.

Is Thermalito CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Thermalito CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Thermalito, CA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Thermalito, California (Thermalito, CA — Census place “Thermalito CDP”) is 6,645 residents, ranking #592 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $53,814, the median home is worth $257,400 and median gross rent runs $1,104 a month. Looking for the Thermalito California ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Thermalito, CA: 95965.

Population: 6,645Thermalito CDP residents
Median household income: $53,814Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $257,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,104Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 70%Owner-occupied households

Thermalito ZIP codes (California)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Thermalito.

The Thermalito CA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

95965

What the numbers mean in Thermalito CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Thermalito CDP median would spend about 24.6% 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 4.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 70% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Thermalito CDP, CA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Thermalito CDP is a mid-size town in California, with 6,645 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #592 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 63% of them. The median age here is 37.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Thermalito CDP earn a median of $53,814 a year, 31.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 41% below the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 17.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Thermalito CDP is valued at $257,400, 15.2% below the national figure and 56% below the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,104 a month, 21.5% below the national figure, or roughly $13,248 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Thermalito CDP?: Thermalito CDP has 6,645 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #592 of 1,618 in California.
What is the median household income in Thermalito CDP?: Median household income in Thermalito CDP is $53,814 a year, 31.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Thermalito CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,104 a month and the median home value is $257,400, so rent absorbs about 24.6% of median household income.
Is Thermalito CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Thermalito CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Thermalito CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.