Bayview vs Bethel Island

A side-by-side comparison of Bayview and Bethel Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Bayview and Bethel Island are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bayview has the higher population (2,533 vs 2,144 in Bethel Island). Bayview has the higher median household income ($132,356 vs $78,393 in Bethel Island). Bayview has the higher median home value ($669,700 vs $549,500 in Bethel Island).

Population, income & housing

	Bayview	Bethel Island
Population	2,533	2,144
Median age	37.8 yrs	54.5 yrs
Median household income	$132,356	$78,393
Median home value	$669,700	$549,500
Median gross rent	$2,790	$1,390
Housing units	817	1,072
Homeownership rate	66.3%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	8.8%	31.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayview	Bethel Island
Population	1,862 → 2,533 (+36.0%)	2,161 → 2,144 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$90,984 → $132,356 (+45.5%)	$33,583 → $78,393 (+133.4%)
Median home value	$479,300 → $669,700 (+39.7%)	$168,900 → $549,500 (+225.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,288 → $2,790 (+21.9%)	$730 → $1,390 (+90.4%)

Bayview

Population

1,8622,533

Median household income

$90,984$132,356

Median home value

$479,300$669,700

Median gross rent

$2,288$2,790

Bethel Island

Population

2,1612,144

Median household income

$33,583$78,393

Median home value

$168,900$549,500

Median gross rent

$730$1,390

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayview	Bethel Island
Under 5	3.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.9%	11.8%
18 to 24	14.4%	10.0%
25 to 34	19.3%	5.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	20.6%
65 to 74	3.3%	18.8%
75 and over	10.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayview	Bethel Island
White (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	67.3%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.3%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	64.9%	25.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayview	Bethel Island
No high school diploma	14.8%	27.7%
High school graduate	47.1%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayview	Bethel Island
Drove alone	63.3%	73.4%
Carpooled	23.8%	16.6%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	10.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayview	Bethel Island
1-unit, detached	98.3%	64.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	32.6%

Poverty & households

	Bayview	Bethel Island
Poverty rate	10.3%	29.8%
Average household size	3.28	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1965	1974