California · Census place 70588
Scotts Valley city, CA
Quick answer
Scotts Valley city has 12,138 residents, ranking #451 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $140,887, the median home is worth $1,092,000 and median gross rent runs $2,362 a month.
- Population
- 12,138Scotts Valley city residents
- Median household income
- $140,887Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,092,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,362Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Scotts Valley city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Scotts Valley city median would spend about 20.1% 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 7.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.8% of residents and 72.5% 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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