Arnold vs San Andreas

A side-by-side comparison of Arnold and San Andreas: population, income, housing, and more.

Arnold and San Andreas are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Andreas has the higher population (2,884 vs 2,276 in Arnold). Arnold has the higher median household income ($92,589 vs $42,231 in San Andreas). Arnold has the higher median home value ($508,400 vs $384,300 in San Andreas).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	San Andreas
Population	2,276	2,884
Median age	60.1 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,589	$42,231
Median home value	$508,400	$384,300
Median gross rent	$1,679	$1,291
Housing units	4,567	1,355
Homeownership rate	89.7%	68.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	San Andreas
Population	2,291 → 2,276 (-0.7%)	3,120 → 2,884 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$57,708 → $92,589 (+60.4%)	$39,225 → $42,231 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$293,000 → $508,400 (+73.5%)	$209,800 → $384,300 (+83.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,679 (+28.1%)	$1,300 → $1,291 (-0.7%)

Arnold

Population

2,2912,276

Median household income

$57,708$92,589

Median home value

$293,000$508,400

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,679

San Andreas

Population

3,1202,884

Median household income

$39,225$42,231

Median home value

$209,800$384,300

Median gross rent

$1,300$1,291

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	San Andreas
Under 5	1.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	9.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	8.5%
45 to 54	7.0%	5.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.0%
65 to 74	27.8%	19.1%
75 and over	15.6%	18.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	San Andreas
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	1.0%
Asian	1.6%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	San Andreas
No high school diploma	6.8%	5.9%
High school graduate	18.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	San Andreas
Drove alone	54.2%	72.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	3.5%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	22.3%
Other means	7.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	San Andreas
1-unit, detached	96.7%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	14.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	San Andreas
Poverty rate	4.9%	35.0%
Average household size	2.06	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	15	26
Median year structure built	1982	1970