California · Census place 05290
Benicia city, CA
Quick answer
Benicia city has 26,861 residents, ranking #286 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $125,040, the median home is worth $778,600 and median gross rent runs $2,234 a month.
- Population
- 26,861Benicia city residents
- Median household income
- $125,040Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $778,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,234Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Benicia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Benicia city median would spend about 21.4% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 71.2% 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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