California · Census place 46870
Menlo Park city, CA
Quick answer
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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