Vista Santa Rosa

Population: 2,418
Median household income: $68,476
Median home value: $401,900

Vista Santa Rosa is a community in Riverside County, California, home to 2,418 residents. At $68,476, its median household income sits below Riverside County's $89,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, Vista Santa Rosa's population declined 11.7% from 2,739 to 2,418, while its median home value rose 82.2% from $220,600 to $401,900.

73.3% of workers drive to work alone. 76.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,418
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,476
Median home value: $401,900
Median gross rent: $1,385
Housing units: 887
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7392,418

Median household income

$39,805$68,476

Median home value

$220,600$401,900

Median gross rent

$1,518$1,385

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,739	$39,805	$220,600	—
2020	2,072	$49,000	$228,200	$1,518
2021	1,723	$55,179	$259,400	$1,154
2022	2,269	$64,375	$387,300	$1,329
2023	2,418	$68,476	$401,900	$1,385

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4422.5%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	1.0%
5 to 17	575	23.8%
18 to 24	106	4.4%
25 to 34	226	9.3%
35 to 44	545	22.5%
45 to 54	185	7.7%
55 to 64	281	11.6%
65 to 74	197	8.1%
75 and over	280	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	341	14.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	1.7%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,027	83.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.2%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	535	31.2%
High school graduate	327	19.1%
Some college or associate's	584	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	229	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	39	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	787	73.3%
Carpooled	132	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	70	6.5%
Bicycle	28	2.6%
Worked from home	7	0.7%
Other means	49	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	152	14.3%
15 to 29 min	475	44.6%
30 to 44 min	342	32.1%
45 to 59 min	49	4.6%
60+ min	48	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.49
Poverty rate: 6.1% (148 of 2,418)

	Count	Share
Family households	553	79.9%
Nonfamily households	139	20.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	692	78.0%
Vacant	195	22.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	529	76.4%
Renter-occupied	163	23.6%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	675	76.1%
1-unit, attached	8	0.9%
2 to 4 units	47	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	157	17.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0683085
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.6215, -116.2088