California · Census place 70098
Santa Rosa city, CA
Quick answer
Santa Rosa city has 177,216 residents, ranking #27 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $97,410, the median home is worth $685,000 and median gross rent runs $2,084 a month.
- Population
- 177,216Santa Rosa city residents
- Median household income
- $97,410Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $685,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,084Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Santa Rosa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Santa Rosa city median would spend about 25.7% 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 7.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.5% of residents and 56.2% 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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- Glendale city 192,270
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- Oceanside city 172,542
- Garden Grove city 170,603
- Lancaster city 170,013
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