California · Census place 47766
Milpitas city, CA
Quick answer
Milpitas city has 78,216 residents, ranking #114 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $176,822, the median home is worth $1,180,000 and median gross rent runs $3,112 a month.
- Population
- 78,216Milpitas city residents
- Median household income
- $176,822Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,180,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $3,112Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Milpitas city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Milpitas city median would spend about 21.1% 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 6.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 59.3% 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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