California · Census place 65070
San Carlos city, CA
Quick answer
San Carlos city has 29,797 residents, ranking #270 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $233,333, the median home is worth $2,000,001 and median gross rent runs $2,802 a month.
- Population
- 29,797San Carlos city residents
- Median household income
- $233,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $2,000,001Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,802Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in San Carlos city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the San Carlos city median would spend about 14.4% 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 8.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.2% of residents and 68.2% 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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- Eastern Goleta Valley CDP 29,411
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