Buena Vista vs Plymouth

A side-by-side comparison of Buena Vista and Plymouth: population, income, housing, and more.

Buena Vista and Plymouth are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plymouth has the higher population (1,250 vs 624 in Buena Vista). Buena Vista has the higher median household income ($88,664 vs $81,250 in Plymouth). Plymouth has the higher median home value ($358,200 vs $225,000 in Buena Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	Plymouth
Population	624	1,250
Median age	34.2 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$88,664	$81,250
Median home value	$225,000	$358,200
Median gross rent	$1,432	$1,299
Housing units	215	474
Homeownership rate	67.4%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	Plymouth
Population	595 → 624 (+4.9%)	980 → 1,250 (+27.6%)
Median household income	$46,313 → $88,664 (+91.4%)	$64,375 → $81,250 (+26.2%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $225,000 (+71.4%)	$252,600 → $358,200 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,305 → $1,432 (+9.7%)	$1,156 → $1,299 (+12.4%)

Buena Vista

Population

595624

Median household income

$46,313$88,664

Median home value

$131,300$225,000

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,432

Plymouth

Population

9801,250

Median household income

$64,375$81,250

Median home value

$252,600$358,200

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,299

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	Plymouth
Under 5	6.6%	1.8%
5 to 17	21.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	14.0%
25 to 34	22.1%	8.3%
35 to 44	4.3%	16.2%
45 to 54	11.2%	15.8%
55 to 64	16.3%	10.0%
65 to 74	4.6%	13.0%
75 and over	7.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	65.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	21.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	Plymouth
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.6%
High school graduate	26.1%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	48.5%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	Plymouth
Drove alone	91.2%	75.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	Plymouth
1-unit, detached	65.6%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.4%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	Plymouth
Poverty rate	3.1%	15.0%
Average household size	2.90	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1989	1987