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California · Census place 22020

Elk Grove city, CA

Quick answer

Elk Grove city has 177,221 residents, ranking #26 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $122,229, the median home is worth $603,400 and median gross rent runs $2,180 a month.

Population
177,221Elk Grove city residents
Median household income
$122,229Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$603,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,180Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
39 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
73.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Elk Grove city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Elk Grove 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 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 73.9% 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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