Alto vs Stinson Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Alto and Stinson Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Alto and Stinson Beach are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alto has the higher population (866 vs 366 in Stinson Beach). Alto has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,447,900 in Stinson Beach). Since 2019, Alto's population has grown faster (+41.7% vs -39.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Alto	Stinson Beach
Population	866	366
Median age	45.4 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$117,000
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,447,900
Median gross rent	—	$2,291
Housing units	402	715
Homeownership rate	45.7%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.4%	58.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alto	Stinson Beach
Population	611 → 866 (+41.7%)	600 → 366 (-39.0%)
Median household income	$185,395 → $216,495 (+16.8%)	$122,721 → $117,000 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$1,701,500 → $1,447,900 (-14.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,367 → $3,500 (+47.9%)	$1,841 → $2,291 (+24.4%)

Alto

Population

611866

Median household income

$185,395$216,495

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,367$3,500

Stinson Beach

Population

600366

Median household income

$122,721$117,000

Median home value

$1,701,500$1,447,900

Median gross rent

$1,841$2,291

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alto	Stinson Beach
Under 5	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.0%	3.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.7%	25.1%
55 to 64	25.4%	22.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	16.4%
75 and over	0.0%	33.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alto	Stinson Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	77.8%	95.9%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alto	Stinson Beach
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	16.9%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	16.7%	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	45.9%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alto	Stinson Beach
Drove alone	90.0%	84.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alto	Stinson Beach
1-unit, detached	56.7%	94.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	30.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Alto	Stinson Beach
Poverty rate	4.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.21	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1956	1959