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California Housing Data Report

Request the full 11-page report analyzing California housing affordability, cost burden, homeownership gaps, housing supply constraints, and housing stock characteristics using matched 2023 ACS and AHS data.

55.9%California Homeownership Rate
56.1%California Renters Cost-Burdened
$725,800California Median Home Value
$1,992California Median Gross Rent / Month

Request the Full 11-Page Report

Submit your information and Focused Point LLC will follow up with the full California Housing Data Report.

Key Findings

Housing pressure is visible across ownership, rental burden, supply, and aging stock.

  • 55.9% California homeownership rate, nearly 10 points below the national average of 65.7%.
  • 3.2 million renter households are cost-burdened, with 1.68 million severely burdened.
  • ~110,000 residential units permitted in 2023 against an annual need of 180,000–220,000 units.
  • 55.2% of California housing stock predates 1980.
  • $2,844/month median owner costs with mortgage.
National application: Focused Point can produce similar Housing & Community Intelligence reports for any state, county, city, census tract, service area, or development project.
Who Benefits

Designed for grant, planning, policy, development, and legal use.

Municipalities & Counties

Housing needs, planning support, and jurisdiction-level demographic intelligence.

Nonprofits & FQHCs

Grant narratives, needs assessments, and service-area documentation.

Developers

Affordability, population, and housing market context for project planning.

Law Firms

Fair housing, displacement, and demographic analysis grounded in federal data.

Planning Departments

Housing Element, RHNA, cost-burden, and community profile support.

Economic Development

Population, labor force, housing, and workforce strategy intelligence.