Lafayette vs San Pablo

A side-by-side comparison of Lafayette and San Pablo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

San Pablo has the higher population (31,771 vs 25,277 in Lafayette). Lafayette has the higher median household income ($222,393 vs $78,215 in San Pablo). Lafayette has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $516,000 in San Pablo).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	San Pablo
Population	25,277	31,771
Median age	45.0 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$222,393	$78,215
Median home value	$2,000,001	$516,000
Median gross rent	$2,855	$1,890
Housing units	9,715	10,194
Homeownership rate	77.3%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	77.0%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	San Pablo
Population	26,305 → 25,277 (-3.9%)	30,967 → 31,771 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$178,889 → $222,393 (+24.3%)	$53,198 → $78,215 (+47.0%)
Median home value	$1,428,900 → $2,000,001 (+40.0%)	$355,000 → $516,000 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,222 → $2,855 (+28.5%)	$1,416 → $1,890 (+33.5%)

Lafayette

Population

26,30525,277

Median household income

$178,889$222,393

Median home value

$1,428,900$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,222$2,855

San Pablo

Population

30,96731,771

Median household income

$53,198$78,215

Median home value

$355,000$516,000

Median gross rent

$1,416$1,890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	San Pablo
Under 5	4.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	21.3%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	11.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.7%	15.9%
45 to 54	16.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	9.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	6.8%
75 and over	9.9%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	San Pablo
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	8.7%
Black or African American	0.9%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	9.1%	12.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.9%
Two or more races	7.5%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	60.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	San Pablo
No high school diploma	0.9%	25.8%
High school graduate	5.2%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	38.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	San Pablo
Drove alone	42.8%	68.2%
Carpooled	2.6%	13.1%
Public transit	10.4%	6.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.4%
Worked from home	40.6%	7.3%
Other means	0.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	San Pablo
1-unit, detached	75.7%	43.3%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	12.1%
20 or more units	7.6%	13.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	San Pablo
Poverty rate	3.9%	12.0%
Average household size	2.73	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1960	1969