California · Census place 60102
Redwood City city, CA
Quick answer
Redwood City city has 82,423 residents, ranking #104 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $150,840, the median home is worth $1,838,800 and median gross rent runs $2,959 a month.
- Population
- 82,423Redwood City city residents
- Median household income
- $150,840Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,838,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,959Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Redwood City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Redwood City city median would spend about 23.5% 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 12.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.6% of residents and 47.7% 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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