Bombay Beach vs Niland

A side-by-side comparison of Bombay Beach and Niland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Niland has the higher population (1,388 vs 313 in Bombay Beach). Niland has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $94,300 in Bombay Beach). Since 2019, Niland's population has grown faster (+120.0% vs +5.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Bombay Beach	Niland
Population	313	1,388
Median age	54.1 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$25,968	—
Median home value	$94,300	$207,100
Median gross rent	—	$768
Housing units	282	417
Homeownership rate	87.1%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bombay Beach	Niland
Population	297 → 313 (+5.4%)	631 → 1,388 (+120.0%)
Median household income	$21,154 → $25,968 (+22.8%)	$21,330 → $2,499 (-88.3%)
Median home value	$43,700 → $94,300 (+115.8%)	$82,900 → $207,100 (+149.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$668 → $768 (+15.0%)

Bombay Beach

Population

297313

Median household income

$21,154$25,968

Median home value

$43,700$94,300

Niland

Population

6311,388

Median household income

$21,330$2,499

Median home value

$82,900$207,100

Median gross rent

$668$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bombay Beach	Niland
Under 5	8.3%	13.5%
5 to 17	8.3%	29.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	23.6%	8.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	17.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	24.0%	5.7%
75 and over	6.1%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bombay Beach	Niland
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	1.2%
Black or African American	26.5%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	86.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bombay Beach	Niland
No high school diploma	20.7%	43.9%
High school graduate	47.1%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bombay Beach	Niland
Drove alone	65.5%	49.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.8%	24.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	15.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bombay Beach	Niland
1-unit, detached	65.2%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.9%	41.7%

Poverty & households

	Bombay Beach	Niland
Poverty rate	61.3%	20.5%
Average household size	2.24	3.95
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1962	1967