Dillon Beach vs Muir Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Dillon Beach and Muir Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Muir Beach has the higher population (399 vs 224 in Dillon Beach). Dillon Beach has the higher median household income ($206,793 vs $157,500 in Muir Beach). Muir Beach has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,564,200 in Dillon Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Dillon Beach	Muir Beach
Population	224	399
Median age	62.6 yrs	61.2 yrs
Median household income	$206,793	$157,500
Median home value	$1,564,200	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	—	$2,188
Housing units	385	203
Homeownership rate	81.4%	89.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	95.1%	74.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dillon Beach	Muir Beach
Population	254 → 224 (-11.8%)	336 → 399 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$119,706 → $206,793 (+72.8%)	$156,250 → $157,500 (+0.8%)
Median home value	$964,300 → $1,564,200 (+62.2%)	$1,450,000 → $2,000,001 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,700 → $3,501 (+29.7%)	$1,655 → $2,188 (+32.2%)

Dillon Beach

Population

254224

Median household income

$119,706$206,793

Median home value

$964,300$1,564,200

Median gross rent

$2,700$3,501

Muir Beach

Population

336399

Median household income

$156,250$157,500

Median home value

$1,450,000$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$1,655$2,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dillon Beach	Muir Beach
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	30.8%	6.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	6.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.8%
55 to 64	23.7%	25.6%
65 to 74	26.8%	20.1%
75 and over	8.0%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dillon Beach	Muir Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	93.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dillon Beach	Muir Beach
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	3.4%
Some college or associate's	4.9%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	47.8%	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	47.3%	42.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dillon Beach	Muir Beach
Drove alone	17.7%	50.8%
Carpooled	21.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	61.1%	46.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dillon Beach	Muir Beach
1-unit, detached	97.1%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dillon Beach	Muir Beach
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.0%
Average household size	1.74	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	54	28
Median year structure built	1984	1960