Benbow vs Miranda

A side-by-side comparison of Benbow and Miranda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Benbow has the higher population (401 vs 380 in Miranda). Miranda has the higher median home value ($402,400 vs $336,500 in Benbow). Since 2019, Benbow's population has grown faster (+239.8% vs -37.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Benbow	Miranda
Population	401	380
Median age	39.0 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median home value	$336,500	$402,400
Housing units	153	194
Homeownership rate	58.7%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.9%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benbow	Miranda
Population	118 → 401 (+239.8%)	605 → 380 (-37.2%)
Median household income	$33,167 → $40,962 (+23.5%)	—
Median home value	$346,600 → $336,500 (-2.9%)	$302,200 → $402,400 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$919 → $1,123 (+22.2%)

Benbow

Population

118401

Median household income

$33,167$40,962

Median home value

$346,600$336,500

Miranda

Population

605380

Median home value

$302,200$402,400

Median gross rent

$919$1,123

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benbow	Miranda
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.7%	37.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	19.2%
25 to 34	4.2%	15.8%
35 to 44	25.7%	3.2%
45 to 54	4.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	2.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	26.9%	15.0%
75 and over	1.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benbow	Miranda
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	56.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	43.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benbow	Miranda
No high school diploma	11.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	55.0%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benbow	Miranda
Drove alone	56.6%	70.7%
Carpooled	27.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.7%	13.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benbow	Miranda
1-unit, detached	88.9%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Benbow	Miranda
Poverty rate	1.7%	66.8%
Average household size	2.83	1.97
Median year structure built	1977	1994