What’s considered low income in Sacramento? Here’s what latest California housing report says

Single resident households in Sacramento earning less than $60,050 annually are considered low income residents, according to the 2023 State Income Limits report posted in June.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development Division released its latest income limit report for all of California’s 58 counties. The report is calculated annually and it breaks down income limits for family sizes of up to eight with tiers: acutely low, extremely low, very low income, median income and moderate income.

State income limits are calculated yearly based on federal guidelines. They determine eligibility for income-driven programs, such as affordable housing.

Northern California County Income Limits

California’s state median income sits at $109,200, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is roughly an $8,000 increase from last year’s $101, 600.

Metropolitan county median income limits for the state slightly exceed the state’s median income at $110,000, also an increase from last year. Non-metropolitan counties remained in the five-digit range with median income limits of $83,800.

According to the 2020 U.S. Census, median household income in the state was $84,097. The census accounts for median incomes for households, and factors in working family members as young as 15-years-of-age in a household. The median income is calculated on the “total number of families and households.”

HUD bases its state median for income limits on surveys of local-area median income.

Below are low and median income limits for surrounding Northern California counties, for a household of one, according to the state’s department of housing:

Sacramento County

• Low income: $60,050
• Median income: $79,750

Placer County

• Low income: $60,050
• Median income:$79,750

Yolo County

• Low income: $58,750
• Median income: $79,800

El Dorado County

• Low income: $60,050
• Median income: $79,750

San Francisco County:

• Low income: $104,400
• Median income: $122,500

Sonoma County:

• Low income: $70,500
• Median income: $89,650

Humboldt County:

• Low income: $46,200
• Median income: $58,650

Mendocino County:

• Low income: $47,600
• Median income: $62,800

This story was originally published July 12, 2023 at 1:37 PM.