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California · Census place 70588

Scotts Valley city, CA

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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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