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California · Census place 64224

Salinas city, CA

Quick answer

Salinas city has 161,993 residents, ranking #33 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $89,150, the median home is worth $610,900 and median gross rent runs $1,923 a month.

Population
161,993Salinas city residents
Median household income
$89,150Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$610,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,923Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
47%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Salinas city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Salinas city median would spend about 25.9% 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 6.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 47% 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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