Bombay Beach vs Ocotillo

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

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

Bombay Beach has the higher population (313 vs 157 in Ocotillo). Bombay Beach has the higher median household income ($25,968 vs $22,989 in Ocotillo). Ocotillo has the higher median home value ($160,300 vs $94,300 in Bombay Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Bombay Beach	Ocotillo
Population	313	157
Median age	54.1 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$25,968	$22,989
Median home value	$94,300	$160,300
Housing units	282	200
Homeownership rate	87.1%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	100.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bombay Beach	Ocotillo
Population	297 → 313 (+5.4%)	89 → 157 (+76.4%)
Median household income	$21,154 → $25,968 (+22.8%)	$19,191 → $22,989 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$43,700 → $94,300 (+115.8%)	$121,100 → $160,300 (+32.4%)

Bombay Beach

Population

297313

Median household income

$21,154$25,968

Median home value

$43,700$94,300

Ocotillo

Population

89157

Median household income

$19,191$22,989

Median home value

$121,100$160,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bombay Beach	Ocotillo
Under 5	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	23.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	17.3%	21.7%
55 to 64	12.5%	35.0%
65 to 74	24.0%	15.3%
75 and over	6.1%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bombay Beach	Ocotillo
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	56.7%
Black or African American	26.5%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	19.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bombay Beach	Ocotillo
No high school diploma	20.7%	39.5%
High school graduate	47.1%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bombay Beach	Ocotillo
Drove alone	65.5%	—
Carpooled	0.0%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	21.8%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	12.6%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bombay Beach	Ocotillo
1-unit, detached	65.2%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Bombay Beach	Ocotillo
Poverty rate	61.3%	45.9%
Average household size	2.24	1.89
Median year structure built	1962	1996