Loleta vs Shelter Cove

A side-by-side comparison of Loleta and Shelter Cove: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shelter Cove has the higher population (764 vs 656 in Loleta). Loleta has the higher median household income ($58,438 vs $46,066 in Shelter Cove). Shelter Cove has the higher median home value ($457,700 vs $412,100 in Loleta).

Population, income & housing

	Loleta	Shelter Cove
Population	656	764
Median age	45.1 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,438	$46,066
Median home value	$412,100	$457,700
Median gross rent	$992	—
Housing units	369	748
Homeownership rate	42.2%	91.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loleta	Shelter Cove
Population	632 → 656 (+3.8%)	580 → 764 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$39,100 → $58,438 (+49.5%)	$38,553 → $46,066 (+19.5%)
Median home value	$263,900 → $412,100 (+56.2%)	$375,200 → $457,700 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$791 → $992 (+25.4%)	—

Loleta

Population

632656

Median household income

$39,100$58,438

Median home value

$263,900$412,100

Median gross rent

$791$992

Shelter Cove

Population

580764

Median household income

$38,553$46,066

Median home value

$375,200$457,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loleta	Shelter Cove
Under 5	6.4%	3.1%
5 to 17	9.3%	8.9%
18 to 24	13.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	7.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	4.2%
45 to 54	9.0%	22.4%
55 to 64	23.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	25.1%
75 and over	4.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loleta	Shelter Cove
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	79.6%
Black or African American	4.3%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.1%	14.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loleta	Shelter Cove
No high school diploma	2.6%	15.2%
High school graduate	31.7%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loleta	Shelter Cove
Drove alone	73.5%	75.1%
Carpooled	2.2%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	13.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.3%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loleta	Shelter Cove
1-unit, detached	59.1%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	18.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Loleta	Shelter Cove
Poverty rate	4.3%	15.2%
Average household size	2.02	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1954	1993