Stinson Beach vs Tomales

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

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

Stinson Beach has the higher population (366 vs 192 in Tomales). Stinson Beach has the higher median home value ($1,447,900 vs $852,500 in Tomales). Since 2019, Tomales's population has grown faster (+0.5% vs -39.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Stinson Beach	Tomales
Population	366	192
Median age	61.8 yrs	65.5 yrs
Median household income	$117,000	—
Median home value	$1,447,900	$852,500
Median gross rent	$2,291	—
Housing units	715	113
Homeownership rate	76.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.9%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stinson Beach	Tomales
Population	600 → 366 (-39.0%)	191 → 192 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$122,721 → $117,000 (-4.7%)	—
Median home value	$1,701,500 → $1,447,900 (-14.9%)	$554,200 → $852,500 (+53.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,841 → $2,291 (+24.4%)	—

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

Tomales

Population

191192

Median home value

$554,200$852,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stinson Beach	Tomales
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	29.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	25.1%	5.7%
55 to 64	22.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.4%	59.9%
75 and over	33.1%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stinson Beach	Tomales
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	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	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stinson Beach	Tomales
No high school diploma	2.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.2%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	10.4%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26.5%	38.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stinson Beach	Tomales
Drove alone	84.0%	11.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	61.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	26.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stinson Beach	Tomales
1-unit, detached	94.3%	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	17.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Stinson Beach	Tomales
Poverty rate	10.4%	58.9%
Average household size	1.99	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1959	1938