Bodega Bay

Population: 1,116
Median household income: $177,188
Median home value: $1,199,300

Bodega Bay, a community in Sonoma County, California, has 1,116 residents. At $177,188, its median household income sits above Sonoma County's $102,840.

From 2019 to 2023, Bodega Bay's population grew 67.8% from 665 to 1,116, while its median home value rose 58.3% from $757,400 to $1,199,300.

1.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.33 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,116
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $177,188
Median home value: $1,199,300
Median gross rent: $1,308
Housing units: 812
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4%
Unemployment rate: 19.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6651,116

Median household income

$86,319$177,188

Median home value

$757,400$1,199,300

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,308

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	665	$86,319	$757,400	$1,201
2020	1,069	$67,433	$709,700	$1,355
2021	1,139	—	$1,084,200	$1,419
2022	1,186	$157,391	$1,303,000	$2,029
2023	1,116	$177,188	$1,199,300	$1,308

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 443.1%

45 to 5428.0%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over22.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	128	11.5%
18 to 24	43	3.9%
25 to 34	140	12.5%
35 to 44	35	3.1%
45 to 54	313	28.0%
55 to 64	130	11.6%
65 to 74	77	6.9%
75 and over	250	22.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	751	67.3%
Black or African American	16	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	349	31.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.1%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree26.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	12.1%
High school graduate	232	24.6%
Some college or associate's	198	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	249	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	152	16.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone41.2%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked21.8%

Bicycle6.9%

Worked from home23.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	198	41.2%
Carpooled	32	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	105	21.8%
Bicycle	33	6.9%
Worked from home	113	23.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	44.0%
15 to 29 min	66	17.9%
30 to 44 min	73	19.8%
45 to 59 min	32	8.7%
60+ min	35	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 1.9% (20 of 1,073)

	Count	Share
Family households	311	67.6%
Nonfamily households	149	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	460	56.7%
Vacant	352	43.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	380	82.6%
Renter-occupied	80	17.4%

1-unit, detached95.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	779	95.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0607260
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.37 sq mi
Water area: 4.15 sq mi
Center point: 38.3275, -123.0299