Bell Gardens vs Rancho Palos Verdes

A side-by-side comparison of Bell Gardens and Rancho Palos Verdes: population, income, housing, and more.

Bell Gardens and Rancho Palos Verdes are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rancho Palos Verdes has the higher population (41,259 vs 38,661 in Bell Gardens). Rancho Palos Verdes has the higher median household income ($175,307 vs $55,372 in Bell Gardens). Rancho Palos Verdes has the higher median home value ($1,541,400 vs $527,900 in Bell Gardens).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Gardens	Rancho Palos Verdes
Population	38,661	41,259
Median age	32.0 yrs	49.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,372	$175,307
Median home value	$527,900	$1,541,400
Median gross rent	$1,658	$3,501
Housing units	9,957	16,612
Homeownership rate	21.2%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	69.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Gardens	Rancho Palos Verdes
Population	42,421 → 38,661 (-8.9%)	42,030 → 41,259 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$42,223 → $55,372 (+31.1%)	$138,557 → $175,307 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$388,100 → $527,900 (+36.0%)	$1,156,700 → $1,541,400 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,252 → $1,658 (+32.4%)	$2,643 → $3,501 (+32.5%)

Bell Gardens

Population

42,42138,661

Median household income

$42,223$55,372

Median home value

$388,100$527,900

Median gross rent

$1,252$1,658

Rancho Palos Verdes

Population

42,03041,259

Median household income

$138,557$175,307

Median home value

$1,156,700$1,541,400

Median gross rent

$2,643$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell Gardens	Rancho Palos Verdes
Under 5	5.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	22.0%	16.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.0%
25 to 34	16.0%	5.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.1%	14.0%
55 to 64	9.1%	16.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	13.4%
75 and over	3.8%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Gardens	Rancho Palos Verdes
White (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	46.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	31.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.3%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	96.0%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Gardens	Rancho Palos Verdes
No high school diploma	47.1%	1.9%
High school graduate	27.8%	8.1%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	33.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Gardens	Rancho Palos Verdes
Drove alone	73.6%	66.8%
Carpooled	11.7%	4.8%
Public transit	3.1%	1.5%
Walked	3.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.2%	23.9%
Other means	0.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Gardens	Rancho Palos Verdes
1-unit, detached	55.2%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	16.3%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	3.1%
20 or more units	5.4%	12.8%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Bell Gardens	Rancho Palos Verdes
Poverty rate	21.8%	4.1%
Average household size	3.91	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1959	1967