Avalon vs Pepperdine University

A side-by-side comparison of Avalon and Pepperdine University: population, income, housing, and more.

Avalon and Pepperdine University are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avalon has the higher population (3,373 vs 2,772 in Pepperdine University). Pepperdine University has the higher median household income ($179,868 vs $91,713 in Avalon). Avalon has the higher median home value ($902,800 vs $763,900 in Pepperdine University).

Population, income & housing

	Avalon	Pepperdine University
Population	3,373	2,772
Median age	36.9 yrs	20.0 yrs
Median household income	$91,713	$179,868
Median home value	$902,800	$763,900
Median gross rent	$2,087	—
Housing units	1,854	167
Homeownership rate	34.2%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	91.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avalon	Pepperdine University
Population	3,731 → 3,373 (-9.6%)	2,764 → 2,772 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$74,769 → $91,713 (+22.7%)	$131,528 → $179,868 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$628,600 → $902,800 (+43.6%)	$596,000 → $763,900 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,550 → $2,087 (+34.6%)	—

Avalon

Population

3,7313,373

Median household income

$74,769$91,713

Median home value

$628,600$902,800

Median gross rent

$1,550$2,087

Pepperdine University

Population

2,7642,772

Median household income

$131,528$179,868

Median home value

$596,000$763,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avalon	Pepperdine University
Under 5	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	4.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	81.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	4.2%
35 to 44	15.3%	1.2%
45 to 54	7.0%	4.1%
55 to 64	18.9%	0.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	3.0%
75 and over	4.6%	0.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avalon	Pepperdine University
White (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	48.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	23.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	65.4%	16.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avalon	Pepperdine University
No high school diploma	22.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	2.6%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	5.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	68.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avalon	Pepperdine University
Drove alone	38.7%	32.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	1.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.4%
Walked	39.8%	42.6%
Bicycle	5.5%	1.3%
Worked from home	2.1%	17.9%
Other means	1.8%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avalon	Pepperdine University
1-unit, detached	23.5%	39.5%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	44.3%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	26.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avalon	Pepperdine University
Poverty rate	8.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.77	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	10	11
Median year structure built	1954	1988