Pepperdine University vs Val Verde

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

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

Val Verde has the higher population (3,074 vs 2,772 in Pepperdine University). Pepperdine University has the higher median household income ($179,868 vs $109,543 in Val Verde). Pepperdine University has the higher median home value ($763,900 vs $526,000 in Val Verde).

Population, income & housing

	Pepperdine University	Val Verde
Population	2,772	3,074
Median age	20.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$179,868	$109,543
Median home value	$763,900	$526,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,661
Housing units	167	897
Homeownership rate	69.5%	80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	91.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pepperdine University	Val Verde
Population	2,764 → 2,772 (+0.3%)	2,734 → 3,074 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$131,528 → $179,868 (+36.8%)	$88,947 → $109,543 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$596,000 → $763,900 (+28.2%)	$348,800 → $526,000 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,469 → $1,661 (+13.1%)

Pepperdine University

Population

2,7642,772

Median household income

$131,528$179,868

Median home value

$596,000$763,900

Val Verde

Population

2,7343,074

Median household income

$88,947$109,543

Median home value

$348,800$526,000

Median gross rent

$1,469$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pepperdine University	Val Verde
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	4.4%	25.2%
18 to 24	81.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	4.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	1.2%	13.1%
45 to 54	4.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	0.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	3.0%	6.7%
75 and over	0.5%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pepperdine University	Val Verde
White (non-Hispanic)	48.4%	28.1%
Black or African American	7.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	23.8%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	58.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pepperdine University	Val Verde
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.7%
High school graduate	2.6%	23.4%
Some college or associate's	5.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	68.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pepperdine University	Val Verde
Drove alone	32.2%	73.6%
Carpooled	1.7%	17.3%
Public transit	0.4%	1.4%
Walked	42.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	7.4%
Other means	3.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pepperdine University	Val Verde
1-unit, detached	39.5%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	44.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Pepperdine University	Val Verde
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.7%
Average household size	2.66	3.57
Mean commute (minutes)	11	27
Median year structure built	1988	1987