Golden Hills vs La Cresta

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Hills and La Cresta: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden Hills and La Cresta are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Golden Hills has the higher population (10,445 vs 8,558 in La Cresta). Golden Hills has the higher median household income ($94,654 vs $49,836 in La Cresta). Golden Hills has the higher median home value ($376,300 vs $236,800 in La Cresta).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Hills	La Cresta
Population	10,445	8,558
Median age	37.3 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$94,654	$49,836
Median home value	$376,300	$236,800
Median gross rent	$1,248	$1,097
Housing units	4,358	2,912
Homeownership rate	78.8%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Hills	La Cresta
Population	9,351 → 10,445 (+11.7%)	9,990 → 8,558 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$64,862 → $94,654 (+45.9%)	$39,841 → $49,836 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$261,000 → $376,300 (+44.2%)	$151,400 → $236,800 (+56.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,036 → $1,248 (+20.5%)	$798 → $1,097 (+37.5%)

Golden Hills

Population

9,35110,445

Median household income

$64,862$94,654

Median home value

$261,000$376,300

Median gross rent

$1,036$1,248

La Cresta

Population

9,9908,558

Median household income

$39,841$49,836

Median home value

$151,400$236,800

Median gross rent

$798$1,097

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Hills	La Cresta
Under 5	7.9%	8.1%
5 to 17	15.8%	20.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	12.9%
25 to 34	15.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	8.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	14.3%	11.7%
75 and over	6.3%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Hills	La Cresta
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	19.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	1.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	72.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Hills	La Cresta
No high school diploma	8.1%	30.7%
High school graduate	26.4%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Hills	La Cresta
Drove alone	79.5%	80.5%
Carpooled	10.2%	10.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Hills	La Cresta
1-unit, detached	84.1%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Golden Hills	La Cresta
Poverty rate	12.0%	14.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1986	1958