El Granada

Population: 5,231
Median household income: $226,384
Median home value: $1,425,800

Located in San Mateo County, California, El Granada is a community with a population of 5,231. The median household income of $226,384 is above the San Mateo County median ($156,000).

From 2019 to 2023, El Granada's population declined 14.3% from 6,102 to 5,231, while its median home value rose 27.1% from $1,122,200 to $1,425,800.

The median resident is 49.7 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 21.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,231
Median age: 49.7 yrs
Median household income: $226,384
Median home value: $1,425,800
Median gross rent: $2,034
Housing units: 2,140
Homeownership rate: 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1025,231

Median household income

$158,939$226,384

Median home value

$1,122,200$1,425,800

Median gross rent

$2,202$2,034

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,102	$158,939	$1,122,200	$2,202
2020	6,069	$191,445	$1,278,500	$1,946
2021	5,842	$182,174	$1,248,200	$2,086
2022	5,651	$216,104	$1,408,400	$2,547
2023	5,231	$226,384	$1,425,800	$2,034

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6421.1%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	148	2.8%
5 to 17	694	13.3%
18 to 24	312	6.0%
25 to 34	513	9.8%
35 to 44	702	13.4%
45 to 54	697	13.3%
55 to 64	1,106	21.1%
65 to 74	724	13.8%
75 and over	335	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,443	84.9%
Black or African American	19	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	154	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	90	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	525	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree30.2%

Graduate or professional degree26.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	246	6.0%
High school graduate	533	13.1%
Some college or associate's	981	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,232	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,085	26.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit3.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home29.3%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,644	61.9%
Carpooled	66	2.5%
Public transit	92	3.5%
Walked	16	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	779	29.3%
Other means	60	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	298	15.9%
15 to 29 min	311	16.6%
30 to 44 min	480	25.6%
45 to 59 min	532	28.3%
60+ min	257	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 4.2% (219 of 5,182)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,554	73.8%
Nonfamily households	553	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,107	98.5%
Vacant	33	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,841	87.4%
Renter-occupied	266	12.6%

1-unit, detached93.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,993	93.1%
1-unit, attached	31	1.4%
2 to 4 units	79	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	37	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0621936
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.91 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.5142, -122.4648