Hillcrest vs La Cresta

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

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

Hillcrest has the higher population (10,203 vs 8,558 in La Cresta). La Cresta has the higher median household income ($49,836 vs $44,954 in Hillcrest). Hillcrest has the higher median home value ($250,300 vs $236,800 in La Cresta).

Population, income & housing

	Hillcrest	La Cresta
Population	10,203	8,558
Median age	29.5 yrs	31.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,954	$49,836
Median home value	$250,300	$236,800
Median gross rent	$1,197	$1,097
Housing units	3,070	2,912
Homeownership rate	47.9%	49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillcrest	La Cresta
Population	11,801 → 10,203 (-13.5%)	9,990 → 8,558 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$50,279 → $44,954 (-10.6%)	$39,841 → $49,836 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$173,800 → $250,300 (+44.0%)	$151,400 → $236,800 (+56.4%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,197 (+30.7%)	$798 → $1,097 (+37.5%)

Hillcrest

Population

11,80110,203

Median household income

$50,279$44,954

Median home value

$173,800$250,300

Median gross rent

$916$1,197

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)

	Hillcrest	La Cresta
Under 5	6.2%	8.1%
5 to 17	27.5%	20.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	12.9%
25 to 34	17.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.0%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.2%	11.7%
75 and over	4.5%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillcrest	La Cresta
White (non-Hispanic)	13.3%	19.3%
Black or African American	1.9%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	82.0%	72.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillcrest	La Cresta
No high school diploma	34.8%	30.7%
High school graduate	33.1%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillcrest	La Cresta
Drove alone	70.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	18.5%	10.4%
Public transit	3.5%	0.8%
Walked	0.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	2.5%
Other means	1.1%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillcrest	La Cresta
1-unit, detached	77.0%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	8.2%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Hillcrest	La Cresta
Poverty rate	29.2%	14.4%
Average household size	3.58	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1957	1958