Buena Vista vs River Pines

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

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

Buena Vista has the higher population (624 vs 345 in River Pines). Since 2019, Buena Vista's population has grown faster (+4.9% vs -39.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Buena Vista	River Pines
Population	624	345
Median age	34.2 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,664	—
Median home value	$225,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,432	—
Housing units	215	106
Homeownership rate	67.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	73.8%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Buena Vista	River Pines
Population	595 → 624 (+4.9%)	566 → 345 (-39.0%)
Median household income	$46,313 → $88,664 (+91.4%)	$40,670 → $41,607 (+2.3%)
Median home value	$131,300 → $225,000 (+71.4%)	$155,200 → $159,100 (+2.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,305 → $1,432 (+9.7%)	—

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

River Pines

Population

566345

Median household income

$40,670$41,607

Median home value

$155,200$159,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Buena Vista	River Pines
Under 5	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	45.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	22.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.3%	33.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	20.3%
65 to 74	4.6%	0.0%
75 and over	7.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Buena Vista	River Pines
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Buena Vista	River Pines
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.1%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	48.5%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	40.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	33.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Buena Vista	River Pines
Drove alone	91.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Buena Vista	River Pines
1-unit, detached	65.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Buena Vista	River Pines
Poverty rate	3.1%	20.3%
Average household size	2.90	4.11
Mean commute (minutes)	29	—
Median year structure built	1989	1955