Hollister

Population: 43,003
Median household income: $101,979
Median home value: $679,300

Located in San Benito County, California, Hollister is a community with a population of 43,003. The median household income of $101,979 is below the San Benito County median ($108,289).

Between 2019 and 2023, Hollister's population grew 11.2% from 38,687 to 43,003, while its median home value rose 42.5% from $476,800 to $679,300.

17.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,003
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $101,979
Median home value: $679,300
Median gross rent: $1,846
Housing units: 12,724
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,68743,003

Median household income

$80,629$101,979

Median home value

$476,800$679,300

Median gross rent

$1,517$1,846

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,687	$80,629	$476,800	$1,517
2020	40,100	$80,670	$526,900	$1,505
2021	41,077	$87,761	$566,900	$1,681
2022	42,093	$95,764	$638,500	$1,801
2023	43,003	$101,979	$679,300	$1,846

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,043	7.1%
5 to 17	9,065	21.1%
18 to 24	4,036	9.4%
25 to 34	6,141	14.3%
35 to 44	6,360	14.8%
45 to 54	5,027	11.7%
55 to 64	4,748	11.0%
65 to 74	2,821	6.6%
75 and over	1,762	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,403	21.9%
Black or African American	513	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98	0.2%
Asian	1,529	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	78	0.2%
Some other race	18	0.0%
Two or more races	1,411	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29,953	69.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,272	19.6%
High school graduate	7,577	28.2%
Some college or associate's	9,234	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,604	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,172	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,797	74.9%
Carpooled	2,798	14.2%
Public transit	192	1.0%
Walked	89	0.5%
Bicycle	112	0.6%
Worked from home	1,564	7.9%
Other means	197	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,133	28.2%
15 to 29 min	3,214	17.7%
30 to 44 min	3,131	17.2%
45 to 59 min	2,132	11.7%
60+ min	4,575	25.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.45
Poverty rate: 10.0% (4,247 of 42,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,069	81.0%
Nonfamily households	2,355	19.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,424	97.6%
Vacant	300	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,126	65.4%
Renter-occupied	4,298	34.6%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,177	80.0%
1-unit, attached	418	3.3%
2 to 4 units	1,054	8.3%
5 to 19 units	622	4.9%
20 or more units	209	1.6%
Mobile home & other	244	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0634120
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8556, -121.3986