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Rio del Mar, CA

9,007 people

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Population & People

Population

9,007

Median age

51.4

Median household income

$159,929

Poverty rate

2.3%

Unemployment rate

5.7%

Bachelor's degree+

65.2%

Avg. commute

21 min

Hispanic or Latino

11.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$1,338,100

Median gross rent

$3,407/mo

Homeownership rate

75.21%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,070

HUD Fair Market Rent (California statewide average across 58 areas — not specific to Rio del Mar), 2026. Efficiency $1526, 1BR $1661, 2BR $2070, 3BR $2775, 4BR $3190. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

California gasoline midgrade

$5.81

California commercial electricity

26.36¢/kWh

California industrial electricity

21.62¢/kWh

California residential electricity

32.54¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

4250840.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

3388904.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for California

974.97

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Source: FRED, California-specific series.

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Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (California energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (California economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).