Redwood City

Population: 82,423
Median household income: $150,840
Median home value: $1,838,800

Redwood City, a community in San Mateo County, California, has 82,423 residents. At $150,840, its median household income sits in line with San Mateo County's $156,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Redwood City's population declined 3.9% from 85,784 to 82,423, while its median home value rose 47.0% from $1,251,000 to $1,838,800.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 38.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82,423
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $150,840
Median home value: $1,838,800
Median gross rent: $2,959
Housing units: 32,334
Homeownership rate: 47.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

85,78482,423

Median household income

$117,123$150,840

Median home value

$1,251,000$1,838,800

Median gross rent

$2,355$2,959

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	85,784	$117,123	$1,251,000	$2,355
2020	84,518	$123,294	$1,424,200	$2,427
2021	83,905	$134,287	$1,520,300	$2,693
2022	83,077	$145,620	$1,777,600	$2,899
2023	82,423	$150,840	$1,838,800	$2,959

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,426	5.4%
5 to 17	13,454	16.3%
18 to 24	5,415	6.6%
25 to 34	14,536	17.6%
35 to 44	12,490	15.2%
45 to 54	11,516	14.0%
55 to 64	9,387	11.4%
65 to 74	6,590	8.0%
75 and over	4,609	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,484	38.2%
Black or African American	1,826	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	104	0.1%
Asian	14,667	17.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	775	0.9%
Some other race	563	0.7%
Two or more races	3,968	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29,036	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate15.1%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree26.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,144	12.1%
High school graduate	8,916	15.1%
Some college or associate's	10,906	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	16,344	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15,818	26.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone58.2%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit4.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home24.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,094	58.2%
Carpooled	3,908	9.1%
Public transit	1,719	4.0%
Walked	1,111	2.6%
Bicycle	448	1.0%
Worked from home	10,342	24.0%
Other means	526	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,175	21.9%
15 to 29 min	13,836	42.2%
30 to 44 min	8,391	25.6%
45 to 59 min	1,630	5.0%
60+ min	1,774	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 6.6% (5,395 of 81,542)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,673	65.1%
Nonfamily households	10,552	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	30,225	93.5%
Vacant	2,109	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,405	47.7%
Renter-occupied	15,820	52.3%

1-unit, detached43.9%

1-unit, attached12.9%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units18.2%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,184	43.9%
1-unit, attached	4,164	12.9%
2 to 4 units	2,217	6.9%
5 to 19 units	5,292	16.4%
20 or more units	5,882	18.2%
Mobile home & other	595	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0660102
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 37.5153, -122.2137