Dillon Beach vs Tomales

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

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

Dillon Beach has the higher population (224 vs 192 in Tomales). Dillon Beach has the higher median home value ($1,564,200 vs $852,500 in Tomales). Since 2019, Tomales's population has grown faster (+0.5% vs -11.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Dillon Beach	Tomales
Population	224	192
Median age	62.6 yrs	65.5 yrs
Median household income	$206,793	—
Median home value	$1,564,200	$852,500
Housing units	385	113
Homeownership rate	81.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	95.1%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dillon Beach	Tomales
Population	254 → 224 (-11.8%)	191 → 192 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$119,706 → $206,793 (+72.8%)	—
Median home value	$964,300 → $1,564,200 (+62.2%)	$554,200 → $852,500 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,700 → $3,501 (+29.7%)	—

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

Tomales

Population

191192

Median home value

$554,200$852,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dillon Beach	Tomales
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	29.7%
25 to 34	30.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.7%
55 to 64	23.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	26.8%	59.9%
75 and over	8.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dillon Beach	Tomales
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dillon Beach	Tomales
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	0.0%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	4.9%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	47.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	47.3%	38.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dillon Beach	Tomales
Drove alone	17.7%	11.8%
Carpooled	21.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	61.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	61.1%	26.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dillon Beach	Tomales
1-unit, detached	97.1%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.7%
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	Tomales
Poverty rate	0.0%	58.9%
Average household size	1.74	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	54	—
Median year structure built	1984	1938