California · Census place 72576
Solvang city, CA
Quick answer
Solvang city has 6,034 residents, ranking #614 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $118,208, the median home is worth $936,900 and median gross rent runs $1,773 a month.
- Population
- 6,034Solvang city residents
- Median household income
- $118,208Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $936,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,773Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 53.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Solvang city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Solvang city median would spend about 18% 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 7.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.7% of residents and 60.4% 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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