North Gate vs Shell Ridge

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

North Gate 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 719 in North Gate). Shell Ridge has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $204,024 in North Gate). Shell Ridge has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,732,100 in North Gate).

Population, income & housing

	North Gate	Shell Ridge
Population	719	998
Median age	54.7 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$204,024	$250,001
Median home value	$1,732,100	$2,000,001
Housing units	255	347
Homeownership rate	87.2%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.6%	81.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Gate	Shell Ridge
Population	685 → 719 (+5.0%)	1,342 → 998 (-25.6%)
Median household income	$231,053 → $204,024 (-11.7%)	$214,740 → $250,001 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$1,180,600 → $1,732,100 (+46.7%)	$978,200 → $2,000,001 (+104.5%)

North Gate

Population

685719

Median household income

$231,053$204,024

Median home value

$1,180,600$1,732,100

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)

	North Gate	Shell Ridge
Under 5	1.3%	4.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	19.2%
18 to 24	3.3%	1.3%
25 to 34	1.3%	7.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	21.0%
45 to 54	20.0%	21.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	7.9%
65 to 74	26.3%	14.8%
75 and over	11.8%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Gate	Shell Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Gate	Shell Ridge
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	3.0%	3.9%
Some college or associate's	11.3%	14.2%
Bachelor's degree	48.0%	35.3%
Graduate or professional degree	37.6%	46.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Gate	Shell Ridge
Drove alone	51.5%	71.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	27.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.8%	26.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Gate	Shell Ridge
1-unit, detached	64.3%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	35.7%	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

	North Gate	Shell Ridge
Poverty rate	5.0%	1.1%
Average household size	2.96	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	24	42
Median year structure built	1985	1961