California · Census place 70742
Seaside city, CA
Quick answer
Seaside city has 31,964 residents, ranking #257 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $82,303, the median home is worth $692,600 and median gross rent runs $2,314 a month.
- Population
- 31,964Seaside city residents
- Median household income
- $82,303Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $692,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,314Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 37.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Seaside city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Seaside city median would spend about 33.7% 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 8.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.9% of residents and 37.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 32,215
- Fair Oaks CDP 32,030
- Atwater city 32,013
- Beverly Hills city 31,955
- San Pablo city 31,771
- El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city 31,399
- Orcutt CDP 31,284
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