Population
1,038 residents
Census ACS 2023 - California
City profile · California · Census ACS 2023
Fort Hunter Liggett, CA
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Fort Hunter Liggett - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 1,038
- Residents
- $2,684
- Median rent (state)
Fort Hunter Liggett - the verdict
1,038 people call Fort Hunter Liggett, California home. Source: Census ACS.
- 94th
- percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Fort Hunter Liggett, CA
Fort Hunter Liggett is a small town in California, home to 1,038 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 24.1 years. About 37.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 15.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
California carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, California scores 110.7 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,684 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $275 across California, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 98.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Census ACS B19013
Cost of Living Index (state)
110.7 (US=100)
Well Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, California average
How does Fort Hunter Liggett compare to other US cities?
Fort Hunter Liggett measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Median rent 94% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Fort Hunter Liggett against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Bachelor's Degree or Higher sits close to the middle of California's city distribution
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported bachelor's degree or higher data, Fort Hunter Liggett ranks #479 - the 67th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Fort Hunter Liggett only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Gross Rent
#500 of 1,458
65th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#479 of 1,458
67th percentile in California
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Income distribution context
Median household income is not available for Fort Hunter Liggett in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 37.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 15.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,038
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
24.1
Poverty Rate
N/A
Labor force participation
15.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
37.4%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
13.0%
Carpool
3.7%
Public Transit
14.6%
Walk
30.3%
Work from Home
37.1%
Other
1.3%
Based on 1,024 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for California - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$150
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$70
avg/month
Total Utilities
$275
estimated/month
Estimates reflect California state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a California state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Fort Hunter Liggett sits in
Cost of Living Index
110.7
Well Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$2,684/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
98.7 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in California
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Fort Hunter Liggett's 1,038 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Fort Hunter Liggett compares to nearby California cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS CA OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Fort Hunter Liggett, CA?
What is the population of Fort Hunter Liggett, CA? +
The population of Fort Hunter Liggett, CA stands at 1,038 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the cost of living in Fort Hunter Liggett? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Fort Hunter Liggett; the closest available measure is the California state average, a cost of living index of 110.7 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within California vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
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