California · Census place 05108
Belmont city, CA
Quick answer
Belmont city has 27,505 residents, ranking #282 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $207,609, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $2,894 a month.
- Population
- 27,505Belmont city residents
- Median household income
- $207,609Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $2,000,001Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,894Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belmont city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belmont city median would spend about 16.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 56% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Benicia city 26,861
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