California · Census place 49278
Morgan Hill city, CA
Quick answer
Morgan Hill city has 45,152 residents, ranking #204 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $159,758, the median home is worth $1,127,600 and median gross rent runs $2,275 a month.
- Population
- 45,152Morgan Hill city residents
- Median household income
- $159,758Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,127,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,275Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Morgan Hill city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Morgan Hill city median would spend about 17.1% 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 7.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 72.3% 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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