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Trowbridge, CA

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

243
Residents
$107,083
Median income
$580,400
Median home
$2,053
Median rent (state)
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Sheet CA-TROWBRIDGE-CA · Trowbridge, CA 243 pop · income 82nd pct

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

  • POP-VILLAGE 243
  • INC-HIGH $107,083
  • COL-ABOVE 110.7
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-TOP 82nd
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dodd City
  • HOME-HIGH $580,400
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Dodd City, TX (+ $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 Trowbridge

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Trowbridge 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 Trowbridge 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: 243.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $107,083. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Trowbridge - the verdict

Nationally, Trowbridge sits in the 82nd percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

82nd
percentile, household income
88th
percentile, home value
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: Trowbridge, CA

243 people live in Trowbridge, California - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Trowbridge brings in $107,083 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.5%. Home values in Trowbridge run a median of $580,400, and the median resident age is 41.1 years. Educational attainment runs 17.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 62.6% 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. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 88.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

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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 housing and income to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

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

1. Work and mobility

What does the journey to work look like in Trowbridge?

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 61.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.

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Question 2

How far does income reach against housing in Trowbridge?

The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 5.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.

This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.

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Question 3

Which cities make useful reference points for Trowbridge?

Within California, the closest population matches are Aspen Springs (241 residents, $129,349 income); Franklin CDP (Sacramento County) (245 residents, $153,018 income); Bear Valley CDP (Mariposa County) (239 residents). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Axis, AL (243 residents); Edwardsville, AL (243 residents); Harrison, ID (243 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.

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.

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Population

243 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$107,083 /yr

High income · poverty 1.5% (Low poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

110.7 (US=100)

Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average

City profile score · Trowbridge, CA

54/100

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.

Poverty rate A
1.5%

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

Household income A-
$107,083

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

Bachelor's+ share F
17.6%

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

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.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

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

Trowbridge profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Poverty rate, Household income, Bachelor's+ share, Cost of living. Poverty rateHousehold incomeBachelor's+ shareCost of living 54 C-
Trowbridge profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Poverty rate: 89/100 (A) · 1.5%
  • Household income: 80/100 (A-) · $107,083
  • Bachelor's+ share: 27/100 (F) · 17.6%
  • Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index

How does Trowbridge compare to other US cities?

Trowbridge measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 82% higher than other cities
Home value 88% pricier 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 Trowbridge 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 Trowbridge near the bottom of California's cities

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

Median Household Income
#432 of 1,338
68th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#608 of 1,343
55th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#1,141 of 1,450
21st percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#964 of 1,458
34th 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.

82ndIncome percentile
Gauge source note

82nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Trowbridge's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$580,400 12th percentile more affordable than 12% of 15,600 US cities

Show national distribution $0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). This entry sits in this band. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Trowbridge $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Trowbridge's home-value-to-income ratio: 5.4×

ACS median home value divided by median household income.

Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#13,474 of 15,516
More affordable than 13% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,089 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)

At 5.4×, Trowbridge sits in the pressured band: national rank #13,474 of 15,516 and #10,089 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000). Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.

How this ratio is calculated

Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000. Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0). This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.

Income distribution context

$107,083 Trowbridge, CA median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Trowbridge, CA Trowbridge, CA's median household income ($107,083) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Trowbridge, CA-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Trowbridge, CA median $107,083/yr, 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%
Trowbridge, 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 Trowbridge, CA.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 17.6%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 1.5%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 62.6%

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

Population
243
Median Income
$107,083
Median Home Value
$580,400
Median Age
41.1
Poverty Rate
1.5%
Labor force participation
62.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
17.6%

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
61.3%
Carpool
10.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
25.2%
Other
2.6%

Based on 119 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 Trowbridge. 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 Trowbridge 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 Trowbridge sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Trowbridge 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
Trowbridge (this city) 243 $107,083
Aspen Springs 241 $129,349
Franklin CDP (Sacramento County) 245 $153,018
Bear Valley CDP (Mariposa County) 239 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.

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