California · Census place 85600
Willits city, CA
Quick answer
Willits city has 4,945 residents, ranking #666 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $55,971, the median home is worth $306,800 and median gross rent runs $1,152 a month.
- Population
- 4,945Willits city residents
- Median household income
- $55,971Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $306,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,152Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Willits city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Willits city median would spend about 24.7% 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 5.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 39.3% 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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