Lagunitas-Forest Knolls vs Ross

A side-by-side comparison of Lagunitas-Forest Knolls and Ross: population, income, housing, and more.

Lagunitas-Forest Knolls and Ross are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ross has the higher population (2,626 vs 1,795 in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls). Ross has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $128,656 in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls). Ross has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $922,400 in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls).

Population, income & housing

	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	Ross
Population	1,795	2,626
Median age	49.4 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$128,656	$250,001
Median home value	$922,400	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$3,200	$3,429
Housing units	894	942
Homeownership rate	71.7%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.0%	83.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	Ross
Population	1,771 → 1,795 (+1.4%)	2,290 → 2,626 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$101,484 → $128,656 (+26.8%)	$224,500 → $250,001 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$849,300 → $922,400 (+8.6%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,574 → $3,200 (+24.3%)	$2,672 → $3,429 (+28.3%)

Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

Population

1,7711,795

Median household income

$101,484$128,656

Median home value

$849,300$922,400

Median gross rent

$2,574$3,200

Ross

Population

2,2902,626

Median household income

$224,500$250,001

Median home value

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

Median gross rent

$2,672$3,429

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	Ross
Under 5	4.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	11.9%	21.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	6.6%	3.4%
35 to 44	17.5%	13.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	17.2%	12.8%
75 and over	11.2%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	Ross
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	82.5%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.0%	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	Ross
No high school diploma	3.4%	1.1%
High school graduate	9.1%	3.4%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	43.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25.9%	39.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	Ross
Drove alone	64.9%	42.6%
Carpooled	3.8%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	7.6%
Walked	3.4%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	24.9%	34.2%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	Ross
1-unit, detached	86.5%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lagunitas-Forest Knolls	Ross
Poverty rate	12.2%	4.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1956	1938