El Sobrante vs Pinole

A side-by-side comparison of El Sobrante and Pinole: population, income, housing, and more.

El Sobrante and Pinole are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pinole has the higher population (18,835 vs 15,823 in El Sobrante). Pinole has the higher median household income ($120,833 vs $112,622 in El Sobrante). Pinole has the higher median home value ($697,100 vs $695,900 in El Sobrante).

Population, income & housing

	El Sobrante	Pinole
Population	15,823	18,835
Median age	39.7 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$112,622	$120,833
Median home value	$695,900	$697,100
Median gross rent	$2,245	$2,738
Housing units	5,838	7,285
Homeownership rate	65.2%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.9%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	El Sobrante	Pinole
Population	13,818 → 15,823 (+14.5%)	19,279 → 18,835 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$86,626 → $112,622 (+30.0%)	$100,315 → $120,833 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$497,400 → $695,900 (+39.9%)	$500,900 → $697,100 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,623 → $2,245 (+38.3%)	$1,835 → $2,738 (+49.2%)

El Sobrante

Population

13,81815,823

Median household income

$86,626$112,622

Median home value

$497,400$695,900

Median gross rent

$1,623$2,245

Pinole

Population

19,27918,835

Median household income

$100,315$120,833

Median home value

$500,900$697,100

Median gross rent

$1,835$2,738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	El Sobrante	Pinole
Under 5	4.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.3%
25 to 34	16.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.5%	12.6%
75 and over	6.7%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	El Sobrante	Pinole
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	30.1%
Black or African American	6.4%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	19.8%	24.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.6%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	33.3%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	El Sobrante	Pinole
No high school diploma	11.1%	10.2%
High school graduate	20.3%	19.9%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	El Sobrante	Pinole
Drove alone	62.4%	67.7%
Carpooled	11.4%	9.3%
Public transit	7.1%	7.1%
Walked	0.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	15.1%	13.7%
Other means	3.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	El Sobrante	Pinole
1-unit, detached	72.1%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	13.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.8%
20 or more units	7.9%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	El Sobrante	Pinole
Poverty rate	9.8%	6.5%
Average household size	2.91	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	34	37
Median year structure built	1959	1971