California · Census place 43280
Los Altos city, CA
Quick answer
Los Altos city has 30,736 residents, ranking #266 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $250,001, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $3,501 a month.
- Population
- 30,736Los Altos city residents
- Median household income
- $250,001Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $2,000,001Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,501Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Los Altos city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Los Altos city median would spend about 16.8% 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 8.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.1% of residents and 80.8% 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
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- Lawndale city 31,113
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- San Carlos city 29,797
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