Alhambra Valley vs Shell Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Alhambra Valley and Shell Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Alhambra Valley and Shell Ridge are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shell Ridge has the higher population (998 vs 937 in Alhambra Valley). Shell Ridge has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $202,024 in Alhambra Valley). Shell Ridge has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,190,700 in Alhambra Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Alhambra Valley	Shell Ridge
Population	937	998
Median age	44.4 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$202,024	$250,001
Median home value	$1,190,700	$2,000,001
Housing units	318	347
Homeownership rate	91.8%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	81.9%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alhambra Valley	Shell Ridge
Population	783 → 937 (+19.7%)	1,342 → 998 (-25.6%)
Median household income	$151,125 → $202,024 (+33.7%)	$214,740 → $250,001 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$936,500 → $1,190,700 (+27.1%)	$978,200 → $2,000,001 (+104.5%)
Median gross rent	$2,775 → $2,778 (+0.1%)	—

Alhambra Valley

Population

783937

Median household income

$151,125$202,024

Median home value

$936,500$1,190,700

Median gross rent

$2,775$2,778

Shell Ridge

Population

1,342998

Median household income

$214,740$250,001

Median home value

$978,200$2,000,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alhambra Valley	Shell Ridge
Under 5	4.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	19.2%
18 to 24	0.9%	1.3%
25 to 34	8.1%	7.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	21.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	21.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	7.9%
65 to 74	12.4%	14.8%
75 and over	14.2%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alhambra Valley	Shell Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	87.8%
Black or African American	12.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alhambra Valley	Shell Ridge
No high school diploma	11.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	10.6%	3.9%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24.6%	46.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alhambra Valley	Shell Ridge
Drove alone	53.8%	71.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.3%
Public transit	3.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.8%	26.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alhambra Valley	Shell Ridge
1-unit, detached	95.9%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	10.1%
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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alhambra Valley	Shell Ridge
Poverty rate	20.8%	1.1%
Average household size	2.95	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	39	42
Median year structure built	1965	1961