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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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