What is the median household income in San Marino, CA?

Name: Income and affordability in San Marino, CA, 2020–2024
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The median household income in San Marino, CA is $214,167 (±$27,617) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

In San Marino, the median household income went from $166,607 in 2015–2019 to $214,167 in 2020–2024 (+28.5%).

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: $214,167 (±$27,617)
Median renter income: $239,526 (±$68,329)

Income in San Marino against Los Angeles County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	San Marino	Los Angeles County	California	United States
Median household income	$214,167 (±$27,617)	$90,112 (±$392)	$99,122 (±$310)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$239,526 (±$68,329)	$66,677 (±$463)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$203,323 (±$30,473)	$127,538 (±$734)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$3,500 or more	$1,954 (±$6)	$2,036 (±$5)	$1,413

In San Marino, median household income is higher than in Los Angeles County ($90,112).

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

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

In Los Angeles County, San Marino ranks 5 of 140 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 59 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	$166,607 (±$18,642)	$214,167 (±$27,617)	+28.5%	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 San Marino

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with San Marino
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
San Marino	—	$214,167 (±$27,617)	—
San Pasqual	1.3 mi	$123,317 (±$16,611)	Lower
East San Gabriel	1.9 mi	$108,677 (±$9,375)	Lower
San Gabriel	2.1 mi	$90,488 (±$6,140)	Lower
East Pasadena	2.2 mi	$109,136 (±$19,750)	Lower
South Pasadena	2.7 mi	$127,175 (±$12,727)	Lower
Pasadena	3.0 mi	$105,192 (±$3,444)	Lower
Alhambra	3.0 mi	$88,024 (±$4,352)	Lower
Temple City	3.4 mi	$104,425 (±$6,100)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: San Pasqual, CA ($123,317), East San Gabriel, CA ($108,677), San Gabriel, CA ($90,488).

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

Median household income across Los Angeles County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
1 (tie)	Hidden Hills	$250,000 or more
1 (tie)	Rolling Hills	$250,000 or more
3	Palos Verdes Estates	$242,014 (±$34,614)
4	La Cañada Flintridge	$241,875 (±$20,555)
5	San Marino	$214,167 (±$27,617)
6	Manhattan Beach	$204,306 (±$20,391)
7	Pepperdine University	$199,432 (±$64,286)
8	Malibu	$194,421 (±$35,683)
9	Rolling Hills Estates	$191,895 (±$33,073)
10	Westlake Village	$179,954 (±$32,063)
11	Rancho Palos Verdes	$179,623 (±$9,558)

Showing 11 of 140 places in Los Angeles County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 San Marino

What is the median household income in San Marino?

The median household income in San Marino is $214,167 (±$27,617) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have incomes in San Marino kept up with inflation?

In San Marino, the median household income went from $166,607 in 2015–2019 to $214,167 in 2020–2024 (+28.5%).

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 San Marino?

The median renting household in San Marino, CA earns $239,526 (±$68,329) 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 San Marino city, California (place:68224, 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.