Housing data for Orinda, CA
Orinda, CA has an estimated 19,514 residents and 7,475 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Contra Costa County.
8.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $3,500 or more a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−0.7%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 19,514 (±40)
- Housing units
- 7,475 (±320)
- Households that rent
- 8.7%
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −0.7%
What stands out in Orinda
Median home value: $1,863,200 (±$65,288) in Orinda, higher than in Contra Costa County ($866,800).
Households that rent: 8.7% (±2.9 points) in Orinda, lower than in Contra Costa County (32.0%).
Working from home: 39.3% (±4.3 points) in Orinda, higher than in Contra Costa County (21.3%).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 4.0% (±2.2 points) in Orinda, lower than in Contra Costa County (16.5%).
Housing in Orinda at a glance
- Median rent: $3,500 or more median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $3,500 or more median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 38.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 8.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $250,000 or more median household income
- Home values: $1,863,200 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $4,000 or more median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 4.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 89.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 82.0% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 80.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 36.1 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 77 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −0.7% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 13.6% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Orinda against Contra Costa County, its state and the nation
| Orinda | Contra Costa County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 19,514 (±40) | 1,165,012 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 7,475 (±320) | 429,260 (±163) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 8.7% (±2.9 points) | 32.0% (±0.5 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $2,375 (±$22) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $250,000 or more | $127,229 (±$1,713) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,863,200 (±$65,288) | $866,800 (±$6,426) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $7,156 (±$82) | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 82.0% (±7.1 points) | 53.1% (±0.9 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 36.1 minutes (±3.1) | 35.3 minutes (±0.4) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.0% (±1.1 points) | 95.6% (±0.3 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 47.5 years (±2.4) | 40.5 years (±0.1) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Orinda covers 12.9 square miles of land, about 1,518 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Orinda has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 19,646 (±34) | 19,514 (±40) | −0.7% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 7,508 (±224) | 7,475 (±320) | −0.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $1,464,400 (±$50,838) | $1,863,200 (±$65,288) | +27.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 9.9% (±2.1 points) | 8.7% (±2.9 points) | −1.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±4.7 points) | 0.0% (±6.5 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Orinda
In 2025, the Orinda Police Department reported 77 violent and 796 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Contra Costa County, the departments that report recorded 353 violent and 1,693 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
ZIP codes in Orinda
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94563 | 63% | 19,378 | $3,500 or more | $1,866,500 | $250,000 or more |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Orinda
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 2.8 mi | $2,892 | $2,000,000 or more | 22.9% |
| Moraga | 3.5 mi | $2,895 | $1,663,200 | 16.9% |
| Saranap | 5.1 mi | $2,540 | $1,453,300 | 34.6% |
| Acalanes Ridge | 5.2 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,633,100 | 26.6% |
| Piedmont | 5.3 mi | $3,500 or more | $2,000,000 or more | 9.1% |
| Reliez Valley | 5.4 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,740,200 | 8.4% |
| Castle Hill | 6.0 mi | — | $2,000,000 or more | 8.8% |
| Kensington | 6.5 mi | $3,500 or more | $1,539,000 | 13.2% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Orinda, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,088 | $2,290 | $2,805 | $3,592 | $4,250 |
HUD income limits for Orinda, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $35,650 | $59,400 | $95,050 |
| 2 people | $40,750 | $67,900 | $108,600 |
| 3 people | $45,850 | $76,400 | $122,200 |
| 4 people | $50,900 | $84,850 | $135,750 |
| 5 people | $55,000 | $91,650 | $146,650 |
| 6 people | $59,050 | $98,450 | $157,500 |
| 7 people | $63,150 | $105,250 | $168,350 |
| 8 people | $67,200 | $112,050 | $179,200 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $162,800.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Orinda
What is the average rent in Orinda, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Orinda is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in Orinda?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in Orinda, CA is $339 (±$266) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Orinda rent-burdened?
38.2% of renting households in Orinda pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Orinda?
Orinda has an estimated 635 (±219) renting households, 8.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Orinda?
The median household income in Orinda is $250,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Orinda, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $1,863,200 (±$65,288) for owner-occupied homes in Orinda (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Orinda growing?
In Orinda, the number of residents went from 19,646 in 2015–2019 to 19,514 in 2020–2024 (−0.7%), a measurable decrease.
What ZIP codes are in Orinda?
The ZIP code that covers Orinda is 94563.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 94563?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 94563 is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Orinda city, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Orinda city, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Orinda city, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Orinda city, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Orinda city, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Orinda city, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Orinda city, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Orinda Police Department (ORI CA007260X)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Orinda city, California (place:54232, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .