Salida, CA Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Salida home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

14,229
Population Estimate
$304,965
Median Home Value
92.9%
Employment Rate
14.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$313
Median Listing Price$499,750
Median Days on Market46
Active Listings19
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)28
Avg Listing Price$509,444
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.75
Family Dual Income62.3
Median Household Income$82,745
Median Individual Income$32,461
Home Ownership73.0%
Home Value$304,965
Median Rent$1,565
Rent Burden32.6%
Poverty8.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED19.8%
  • Highschool Education33.9%
  • Some College31.6%
  • Bachelors Degree11.8%
  • Graduate Degree2.9%
  • Total College or Above14.7%
  • Stem Degree32.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.9%
  • Female48.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.3%
  • Divorced9.2%
  • Never Married36.0%
  • Widowed3.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySalida
State IDCA
Population14,229

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1832.3%
19–2918.2%
30–3913.0%
40–4912.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.5%
60–696.7%
70–794.3%
80+1.3%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation71.7%
Unemployment Rate7.1%
Disabled10.0%

ETHNICITY

White74.6%
Black0.3%
Asian4.6%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.9%
Other16.3%
Multiple3.3%

OTHER

Hispanic54.0%
Limited English10.3%
Health Uninsured3.0%
Veteran4.7%

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