California · Census place 46114
Martinez city, CA
Quick answer
Martinez city has 36,926 residents, ranking #232 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $125,436, the median home is worth $824,700 and median gross rent runs $2,265 a month.
- Population
- 36,926Martinez city residents
- Median household income
- $125,436Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $824,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,265Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Martinez city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Martinez city median would spend about 21.7% 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 6.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 70.1% 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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