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Los Berros, CA

Los Berros's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

172
Residents
$250,000+
Median income
$2,053
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet CA-LOS-BERROS-CA · Los Berros, CA 172 pop · income 99th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-TOP · COL-ABOVE · SAFE-UNK · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-UNK · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 172
  • INC-TOP $250,001
  • COL-ABOVE 110.7
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-TOP 99th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Altona
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Altona, CO (+ $0 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Los Berros

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Los Berros on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Los Berros on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 172.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $250,000+. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Los Berros - the verdict

Los Berros ranks in the 99th percentile for household income nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS.

99th
percentile, household income
88th
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: Los Berros, CA

California's Los Berros is a small town, with 172 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The Census ACS reports Los Berros's median household income as $250,000 or more (top-coded); the true median is at least that high and is not published exactly, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. The median resident age is 63.9 years. 4.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 51.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

California carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,053 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in California run around $275, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 88.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Los Berros's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Los Berros, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

What does the journey to work look like in Los Berros?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 100.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.

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2. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Los Berros?

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

Within California, the closest population matches are Fort Bidwell (172 residents, $36,750 income); Keswick (171 residents, $35,114 income); Centerville CDP (Fresno County) (170 residents). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Union, AL (172 residents); Tenakee Springs, AK (172 residents); Waverly, GA (172 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

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Population

172 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$250,000+

Top-coded income · poverty 0.0% (Very low poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

110.7 (US=100)

Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average

Note: Census ACS censors the tails of median household income ($250,000+ / under $2,500) and median home value ($2,000,000+ / under $10,000). Los Berros's income is shown as $250,000+ - a bound shared with other high-income places, not an exact annual figure.

City profile score · Los Berros, CA

58/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Household income A+
$250,000+

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Poverty rate A+
0.0%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Cost of living F
110.7 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Bachelor's+ share F
4.2%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Los Berros profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Household income, Poverty rate, Cost of living, Bachelor's+ share. Household incomePoverty rateCost of livingBachelor's+ share 58 C
Los Berros profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Household income: 100/100 (A+) · $250,000+
  • Poverty rate: 100/100 (A+) · 0.0%
  • Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
  • Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 4.2%

How does Los Berros compare to other US cities?

Where Los Berros sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 99% higher than other cities
Median rent 88% 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 Los Berros against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

California-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Los Berros near the bottom of California's cities

Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Los Berros ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Los Berros only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#1 of 1,338
98th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#1,194 of 1,450
0th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,360 of 1,458
7th percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered

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.

99thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

99th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Income distribution context

$250,000+ Los Berros, CA median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Los Berros, CA Los Berros, CA's median household income ($250,000+) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Los Berros, CA-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Los Berros, CA median $250,000+, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Los Berros, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Los Berros, CA.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 4.2%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 51.7%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
172
Median Income
$250,000+
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
63.9
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
51.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
4.2%

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%

Based on 89 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).

These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Los Berros. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Los Berros is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Los Berros sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Los Berros compares to similar-size California cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Los Berros (this city) 172 $250,000+
Fort Bidwell 172 $36,750
Keswick 171 $35,114
Centerville CDP (Fresno County) 170 N/A
Primary sources on this page

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.

Citation & verification links Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCities

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES. Joins use OMB Bulletin 23-01 / FIPS keys.

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