Ballico vs El Nido

A side-by-side comparison of Ballico and El Nido: population, income, housing, and more.

Ballico and El Nido are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

El Nido has the higher population (564 vs 538 in Ballico). Ballico has the higher median household income ($163,500 vs $56,250 in El Nido). Ballico has the higher median home value ($502,400 vs $345,500 in El Nido).

Population, income & housing

	Ballico	El Nido
Population	538	564
Median age	40.7 yrs	28.8 yrs
Median household income	$163,500	$56,250
Median home value	$502,400	$345,500
Median gross rent	$1,115	$950
Housing units	168	169
Homeownership rate	74.4%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	24.1%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballico	El Nido
Population	538 → 538 (+0.0%)	338 → 564 (+66.9%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $163,500 (+161.6%)	$45,357 → $56,250 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$236,700 → $502,400 (+112.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,115 (+12.4%)	$625 → $950 (+52.0%)

Ballico

Population

538538

Median household income

$62,500$163,500

Median home value

$236,700$502,400

Median gross rent

$992$1,115

El Nido

Population

338564

Median household income

$45,357$56,250

Median gross rent

$625$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballico	El Nido
Under 5	8.6%	11.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	26.8%
18 to 24	18.2%	10.3%
25 to 34	0.7%	10.5%
35 to 44	15.2%	18.3%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	3.5%
65 to 74	4.8%	2.8%
75 and over	4.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballico	El Nido
White (non-Hispanic)	52.2%	23.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	47.8%	75.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballico	El Nido
No high school diploma	13.8%	49.7%
High school graduate	35.7%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballico	El Nido
Drove alone	71.3%	68.2%
Carpooled	5.4%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	13.8%
Other means	4.5%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballico	El Nido
1-unit, detached	86.9%	58.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	13.1%	42.0%

Poverty & households

	Ballico	El Nido
Poverty rate	15.6%	16.5%
Average household size	3.36	3.53
Mean commute (minutes)	35	21
Median year structure built	1971	1986