California · Census place 06000
Berkeley city, CA
Quick answer
Berkeley city has 120,223 residents, ranking #52 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $108,558, the median home is worth $1,351,100 and median gross rent runs $2,127 a month.
- Population
- 120,223Berkeley city residents
- Median household income
- $108,558Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,351,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,127Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Berkeley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Berkeley city median would spend about 23.5% 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 12.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.8% of residents and 43.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Vallejo city 124,637
- Concord city 124,260
- Clovis city 122,719
- Fairfield city 119,985
- Antioch city 115,759
- Richmond city 115,396
- East Los Angeles CDP 114,617
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