California · Census place 11250
Carmel-by-the-Sea city, CA
Quick answer
Carmel-by-the-Sea city has 3,186 residents, ranking #781 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $115,729, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $2,933 a month.
- Population
- 3,186Carmel-by-the-Sea city residents
- Median household income
- $115,729Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $2,000,001Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,933Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 68.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Carmel-by-the-Sea city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carmel-by-the-Sea city median would spend about 30.4% 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 17.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.9% of residents and 57.9% 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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