Desert Shores vs Seeley

A side-by-side comparison of Desert Shores and Seeley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Seeley has the higher population (1,654 vs 457 in Desert Shores). Seeley has the higher median household income ($56,917 vs $37,083 in Desert Shores). Seeley has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $169,400 in Desert Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Desert Shores	Seeley
Population	457	1,654
Median age	52.7 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,083	$56,917
Median home value	$169,400	$186,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,066
Housing units	241	626
Homeownership rate	100.0%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.5%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	17.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desert Shores	Seeley
Population	574 → 457 (-20.4%)	2,010 → 1,654 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$21,009 → $37,083 (+76.5%)	$29,595 → $56,917 (+92.3%)
Median home value	$48,700 → $169,400 (+247.8%)	$160,800 → $186,200 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$795 → $1,066 (+34.1%)

Desert Shores

Population

574457

Median household income

$21,009$37,083

Median home value

$48,700$169,400

Seeley

Population

2,0101,654

Median household income

$29,595$56,917

Median home value

$160,800$186,200

Median gross rent

$795$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desert Shores	Seeley
Under 5	11.6%	13.4%
5 to 17	1.1%	17.4%
18 to 24	3.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	19.7%	17.6%
35 to 44	2.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	21.0%	7.2%
65 to 74	6.8%	4.5%
75 and over	21.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desert Shores	Seeley
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	2.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.0%
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	0.0%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	76.8%	81.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desert Shores	Seeley
No high school diploma	46.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	45.8%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	6.8%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desert Shores	Seeley
Drove alone	95.2%	84.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desert Shores	Seeley
1-unit, detached	66.4%	41.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.6%	27.0%

Poverty & households

	Desert Shores	Seeley
Poverty rate	9.4%	23.0%
Average household size	2.57	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1985	1992