California · Census place 36770
Irvine city, CA
Quick answer
Irvine city has 308,160 residents, ranking #14 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $129,647, the median home is worth $1,115,400 and median gross rent runs $2,893 a month.
- Population
- 308,160Irvine city residents
- Median household income
- $129,647Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,115,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,893Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 43.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Irvine city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Irvine city median would spend about 26.8% 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 8.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 43.8% 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.
- Stockton city 320,470
- Riverside city 316,241
- Santa Ana city 311,639
- Chula Vista city 275,030
- Santa Clarita city 229,021
- Fremont city 228,518
- San Bernardino city 221,774
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