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Benicia

California · 26,401 residents (2025 est.) · 12.8 sq mi
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Benicia is home to 26,749 people in California. The typical home is worth $810,000, having roughly tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. The median age is 44.9, about 6 years above the US median. About 48% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $2,280 a month at the median.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $121,204, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Benicia

What changed most since 1990

  • Median age34.6 → 44.9 (+10.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 11 cities and towns in the Vallejo metro

  • 3rd in household income$121,204
  • 2nd in share with a bachelor's degree47.6%
  • 4th in home value$810,000
  • 6th in diversity score74.9

Its weight in Solano County

Benicia's population equals 5.9% of Solano County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 10% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
26,749
Unchangedsince 2000
from 26,865 in 2000
26,401 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,088 / sq mi
Unchangedsince 2000
from 2,097 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
44.9
+15%since 2000
from 38.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
12.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K25K26K27K29K19902000201020202024Benicia
202427K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(1,465)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(1,518)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(1,387)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(1,568)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244%(1,059)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.5%(3,086)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.5%(3,337)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.2%(3,535)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.9%(3,450)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7415.7%(4,207)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846%(1,615)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(522)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$121,204
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,617 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$63,686
+104%since 2000
from $31,226 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.5%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 57.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
7.6%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 4.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.440
+11%since 2010
from 0.395 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade7.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade5.8%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Education & health services3.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$810,000
+69%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $263,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,280
+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $892 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2000
from 70.7% in 2000
30.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.5%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.42 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.6%
−10.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.8%
+12.5 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.7
Unchangedsince 2009
from 6.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
47
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic73.9%(19,853)
Black4.7%(1,253)
Hispanic / Latino9%(2,424)
Asian7.4%(1,986)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic59.5%(15,903)
Black4.3%(1,141)
Hispanic / Latino15.5%(4,137)
Asian10.8%(2,897)
Other10%(2,671)
Diversity Score
75
+28%since 2009
from 58 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.1%(2,435)
Peruvian1%(265)
Salvadoran1%(256)
Colombian0.7%(193)
Puerto Rican0.6%(172)
Nicaraguan0.3%(88)
Spaniard0.2%(44)
Cuban0.1%(35)
Honduran0.1%(34)
Dominican0.1%(23)
+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino5.5%(1,477)
Chinese1.8%(474)
Vietnamese0.9%(238)
Japanese0.5%(147)
Laotian0.5%(133)
Asian Indian0.4%(113)
Korean0.4%(100)
Thai0.2%(44)
Nepalese0.1%(24)
Pakistani0.1%(20)
Taiwanese0%(11)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Hmong0%(6)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro1.2%(317)
Tongan0.2%(49)
Samoan0.1%(31)
Ancestry
German13.5%(3,624)
Irish13.2%(3,525)
English13%(3,483)
Italian8.1%(2,158)
French4.3%(1,148)
Scottish2.6%(685)
American2.4%(633)
Polish1.9%(508)
Swedish1.8%(483)
Portuguese1.7%(468)
Norwegian1.7%(452)
West Indian1.3%(344)
+ 34 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican1.2%(325)
Russian1.1%(305)
Danish1%(278)
British1%(261)
Welsh0.9%(239)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(194)
Austrian0.5%(140)
Brazilian0.5%(128)
Hungarian0.4%(118)
Czech0.4%(113)
Greek0.4%(101)
Ukrainian0.4%(97)
Iranian0.4%(96)
Latvian0.4%(94)
Dutch0.3%(91)
Swiss0.3%(81)
Arab0.3%(80)
Lithuanian0.3%(72)
Slovak0.2%(60)
Canadian0.2%(57)
Moroccan0.2%(48)
Croatian0.1%(31)
Armenian0.1%(30)
Palestinian0.1%(26)
Cape Verdean0.1%(25)
Finnish0.1%(24)
Romanian0.1%(19)
Serbian0.1%(18)
Lebanese0%(12)
Belgian0%(8)
Slovene0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
47.6%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 37.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 91.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
15.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 13.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.7 min
+19%since 2000
from 24.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
66.3%
−13.7 ptssince 2009
from 79.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.1%
+18.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.5%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
60.8%
−7.5 ptssince 2011
from 68.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.2%
−5.2 ptssince 2020
from 78.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.2%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 18.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
52.4%
+5.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Female
52.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Foreign born
13.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.3%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.0%
+3.1 ptssince 2012
from 8.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.2%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 8.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.2%
+5.4 ptssince 2017
from 91.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.9%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 96.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 89.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 84.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2016
from 5.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.8%(3,368)
Married56%(5,761)
Widowed3.4%(345)
Divorced7.9%(809)
Women 15+
Never married29.5%(3,570)
Married45%(5,448)
Widowed11.5%(1,385)
Divorced14%(1,693)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.2%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 8.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.6%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 72.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.4%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.1%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 21.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
13.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
80.8%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 83.3% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 32.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.1%(230)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(331)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.2%(540)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(37)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(11)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,342 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Benicia, decade by decade

Benicia population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199024,437$119,187$486,73432.6%44.7
200026,865$123,175$479,27737.3%54.4
201026,997$125,182$741,15241.2%66.4
202027,131$129,675$724,19342.7%75.4
202426,749$121,204$810,00047.6%74.9

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Benicia, California?

Benicia, California has about 26,749 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Benicia, California?

The typical household in Benicia, California earns about $121,204 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Benicia, California expensive?

In Benicia, California, the median home is worth about $810,000, and the typical rent is about $2,280 a month.

How educated are people in Benicia, California?

About 47.6% of adults age 25 and over in Benicia, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Benicia, California?

About 7.6% of people in Benicia, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Benicia, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Benicia, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,312 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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