California · Census place 22678
Encinitas city, CA
Quick answer
Encinitas city has 61,585 residents, ranking #149 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $150,471, the median home is worth $1,466,000 and median gross rent runs $2,730 a month.
- Population
- 61,585Encinitas city residents
- Median household income
- $150,471Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,466,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,730Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Encinitas city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Encinitas city median would spend about 21.8% 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 9.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.3% of residents and 66.4% 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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