City safety & data profile

Redwood CityCA

Redwood City, CA is a 85K-resident city in San Mateo County with a median household income of $157,814.

San Mateo County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Redwood City, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Redwood City has a population larger than 90% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $1,801,700, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

85K
Population (place)
Top 10%
By size
$157,814
Median income (place)
$1,801,700
Median home (place)
6.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Redwood City

Redwood City posts a median household income higher than 94% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Redwood City area.

Top 6%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Redwood City

Where Redwood City income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$157,814 Top 6% higher than 94% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Redwood City $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Redwood City, CA beyond the headline numbers

Redwood City sits inside San Mateo County, California, at roughly 37.49°N, -122.24°W. Population 85,288, $157,814 median household income. Median home value $1,801,700, median rent $2,968. Poverty rate 6.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Redwood City, 4.5/5 avg rating, 2 with an ER.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6.3% of Redwood City, CA residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

The median home in Redwood City costs around 11.4 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

26.7% of Redwood City workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 28.3% in Redwood City, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

3.8% of Redwood City workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Redwood City from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
85,288
Redwood City · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$157,814
+77% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$1,801,700
+336% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (San Mateo County): Redwood City's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
742K+2%
Median Income
$158,855+80%
Median Home Value
$1,559,600+116%
Poverty Rate
6.7%-12%
Unemployment
4.8%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for Redwood City, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,968/mo
Poverty Rate
6.3% -49% vs avg
Unemployment 4.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 54.4%
Work From Home 26.7%
Public Transit 3.8%

Population

White 40.2%
African American 3.1%
Asian 18.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
28.3%
High Blood Pressure
25.8%
Obesity
24.7%
Physical Inactivity
19.6%
Binge Drinking
17.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
11%
Current Asthma
9%
Lack of Health Insurance
9%
Diabetes
8.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 67.1%
Annual Checkup 68.5%

Other Measures

Current Smoking
8.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
4.3%
Stroke
2.3%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
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0
Average Rating
4.5/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
2
SEQUOIA HOSPITAL
REDWOOD CITY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★★
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - REDWOOD CITY
REDWOOD CITY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Redwood City?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Redwood City right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CA-REDWOOD-CITY · Redwood City

Redwood City: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Redwood City; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse California state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Redwood City, CA? ▼
Redwood City, CA has a population of 85,288 people, located in San Mateo County, California.
What is the median household income in Redwood City? ▼
The median household income in Redwood City, CA is $157,814 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.3%.
What is the median home value in Redwood City? ▼
The median home value in Redwood City, CA is $1,801,700. Median rent is $2,968/month.
What are the top health concerns in Redwood City? ▼
The top health indicators in Redwood City include Short Sleep Duration (28.3%), High Blood Pressure (25.8%), Obesity (24.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Redwood City? ▼
Redwood City has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 4.5/5 stars. 2 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Redwood City? ▼
The median age in Redwood City, CA is 37.5 years. 54.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Redwood City, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (6.3% here).

West Hartford, CT 6.3% Hendersonville, TN 6.3% Naugatuck, CT 6.3% Glen Ellyn, IL 6.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($157,814 here).

Bexley, OH $157,841 Northbrook, IL $157,782 East Northport, NY $157,662 Forest Hills, MI $158,005

Compare Redwood City with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Redwood City's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (San Mateo County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.