California · Census place 83346
Walnut Creek city, CA
Quick answer
Walnut Creek city has 69,790 residents, ranking #132 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $135,665, the median home is worth $1,031,100 and median gross rent runs $2,613 a month.
- Population
- 69,790Walnut Creek city residents
- Median household income
- $135,665Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,031,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,613Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Walnut Creek city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Walnut Creek city median would spend about 23.1% 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 7.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 64.5% 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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