What is the median household income in El Granada, CA?

Name: Income and affordability in El Granada, CA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in El Granada, CA is $213,347 (±$79,059) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

In El Granada, the median household income went from $158,939 in 2015–2019 to $213,347 in 2020–2024 (+34.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $213,347 (±$79,059)
Median renter income: $145,464 (±$100,207)

Income in El Granada against San Mateo County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	El Granada	San Mateo County	California	United States
Median household income	$213,347 (±$79,059)	$158,855 (±$2,851)	$99,122 (±$310)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$145,464 (±$100,207)	$119,424 (±$3,650)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$231,115 (±$44,423)	$197,950 (±$4,038)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009
Median gross rent	—	$2,922 (±$40)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In El Granada, median household income is not measurably different from San Mateo County ($158,855).

It is also higher than in California ($99,122).

It is higher than the national figure ($80,734).

In San Mateo County, El Granada ranks 13 of 31 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 61 of 1,069.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$158,939 (±$27,164)	$213,347 (±$79,059)	+34.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$1,122,200 (±$78,343)	$1,424,700 (±$93,239)	+27.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near El Granada

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Granada
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
El Granada	—	$213,347 (±$79,059)	—
Moss Beach	1.8 mi	$99,680 (±$45,343)	Lower
Montara	2.8 mi	$233,826 (±$102,824)	Not measurably different
Half Moon Bay	3.5 mi	$157,884 (±$5,507)	Not measurably different
Pacifica	6.4 mi	$160,523 (±$13,153)	Not measurably different
Highlands	6.5 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Hillsborough	6.5 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Millbrae	6.8 mi	$163,476 (±$11,394)	Not measurably different
Baywood Park	6.8 mi	$217,206 (±$91,601)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Moss Beach, CA ($99,680).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across San Mateo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1 (tie)	La Honda	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	West Menlo Park	$250,000 or more
9	San Carlos	$237,470 (±$15,954)
10	Ladera	$235,750 (±$130,104)
11	Montara	$233,826 (±$102,824)
12	Baywood Park	$217,206 (±$91,601)
13	El Granada	$213,347 (±$79,059)
14	Menlo Park	$210,025 (±$20,341)
15	Belmont	$205,297 (±$18,232)
16	Foster City	$199,143 (±$11,786)
17	Burlingame	$174,000 (±$12,320)
18	Broadmoor	$167,396 (±$63,686)
19	Millbrae	$163,476 (±$11,394)

Showing 13 of 31 places in San Mateo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

El Granada is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about El Granada

What is the median household income in El Granada?

The median household income in El Granada is $213,347 (±$79,059) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have incomes in El Granada kept up with inflation?

In El Granada, the median household income went from $158,939 in 2015–2019 to $213,347 in 2020–2024 (+34.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in El Granada?

The median renting household in El Granada, CA earns $145,464 (±$100,207) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for El Granada CDP, California (place:21936, in state:06).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.