California · Census place 83668
Watsonville city, CA
Quick answer
Watsonville city has 51,968 residents, ranking #180 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $74,785, the median home is worth $657,700 and median gross rent runs $1,784 a month.
- Population
- 51,968Watsonville city residents
- Median household income
- $74,785Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $657,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,784Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Watsonville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Watsonville city median would spend about 28.6% 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 8.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 43.6% 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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