What is the median household income in Rancho Santa Fe, CA?

Name: Income and affordability in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Rancho Santa Fe, CA is $175,792 (±$56,145) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

In Rancho Santa Fe, the median household income went from $137,083 in 2015–2019 to $175,792 in 2020–2024 (+28.2%).

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: $175,792 (±$56,145)
Median renter income: $176,458 (±$75,128)

Income in Rancho Santa Fe against San Diego County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rancho Santa Fe	San Diego County	California	United States
Median household income	$175,792 (±$56,145)	$106,268 (±$949)	$99,122 (±$310)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$176,458 (±$75,128)	$78,016 (±$867)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$173,462 (±$77,034)	$137,988 (±$1,510)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$3,500 or more	$2,246 (±$11)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In Rancho Santa Fe, median household income is higher than in San Diego County ($106,268).

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

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

In San Diego County, Rancho Santa Fe ranks 4 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 100 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	$137,083 (±$46,363)	$175,792 (±$56,145)	+28.2%	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 Rancho Santa Fe

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rancho Santa Fe
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Rancho Santa Fe	—	$175,792 (±$56,145)	—
Fairbanks Ranch	2.5 mi	$250,000 or more	—
Encinitas	4.2 mi	$162,229 (±$10,306)	Not measurably different
Solana Beach	4.2 mi	$152,167 (±$33,424)	Not measurably different
Del Mar	5.6 mi	$199,152 (±$30,303)	Not measurably different
Harmony Grove	6.2 mi	$227,140 (±$45,035)	Not measurably different
Lake San Marcos	6.7 mi	$89,851 (±$17,454)	Lower
San Marcos	7.6 mi	$109,377 (±$5,003)	Lower
Carlsbad	8.7 mi	$142,748 (±$7,547)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Lake San Marcos, CA ($89,851), San Marcos, CA ($109,377).

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

Median household income across San Diego County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1	Fairbanks Ranch	$250,000 or more
2	Harmony Grove	$227,140 (±$45,035)
3	Del Mar	$199,152 (±$30,303)
4	Rancho Santa Fe	$175,792 (±$56,145)
5	Encinitas	$162,229 (±$10,306)
6	Granite Hills	$155,820 (±$24,461)
7	Jamul	$152,748 (±$19,692)
8	Solana Beach	$152,167 (±$33,424)
9	Poway	$148,359 (±$8,311)
10	San Diego Country Estates	$145,479 (±$18,336)

Showing 10 of 50 places in San Diego County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Rancho Santa Fe 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 Rancho Santa Fe

What is the median household income in Rancho Santa Fe?

The median household income in Rancho Santa Fe is $175,792 (±$56,145) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have incomes in Rancho Santa Fe kept up with inflation?

In Rancho Santa Fe, the median household income went from $137,083 in 2015–2019 to $175,792 in 2020–2024 (+28.2%).

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 Rancho Santa Fe?

The median renting household in Rancho Santa Fe, CA earns $176,458 (±$75,128) 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 Rancho Santa Fe CDP, California (place:59584, 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.