California · Census place 48872
Monterey city, CA
Quick answer
Monterey city has 29,772 residents, ranking #271 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $104,110, the median home is worth $1,003,300 and median gross rent runs $2,288 a month.
- Population
- 29,772Monterey city residents
- Median household income
- $104,110Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,003,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,288Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 37.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Monterey city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Monterey city median would spend about 26.4% 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 9.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.5% of residents and 37.9% 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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