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California · Census place 46870

Menlo Park city, CA

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Menlo Park city has 32,775 residents, ranking #249 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $206,588, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $3,156 a month.

Population
32,775Menlo Park city residents
Median household income
$206,588Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$2,000,001Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$3,156Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.3%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Menlo Park city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Menlo Park city median would spend about 18.3% 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 5.1% of residents and 55.3% 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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