Castroville vs King City

A side-by-side comparison of Castroville and King City: population, income, housing, and more.

Castroville and King City are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

King City has the higher population (13,512 vs 6,870 in Castroville). Castroville has the higher median household income ($90,486 vs $63,090 in King City). Castroville has the higher median home value ($648,700 vs $395,800 in King City).

Population, income & housing

	Castroville	King City
Population	6,870	13,512
Median age	29.6 yrs	28.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,486	$63,090
Median home value	$648,700	$395,800
Median gross rent	$1,593	$1,527
Housing units	1,703	3,631
Homeownership rate	42.9%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castroville	King City
Population	6,521 → 6,870 (+5.4%)	13,921 → 13,512 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$57,656 → $90,486 (+56.9%)	$49,375 → $63,090 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$471,400 → $648,700 (+37.6%)	$252,500 → $395,800 (+56.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,230 → $1,593 (+29.5%)	$1,141 → $1,527 (+33.8%)

Castroville

Population

6,5216,870

Median household income

$57,656$90,486

Median home value

$471,400$648,700

Median gross rent

$1,230$1,593

King City

Population

13,92113,512

Median household income

$49,375$63,090

Median home value

$252,500$395,800

Median gross rent

$1,141$1,527

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castroville	King City
Under 5	8.6%	10.9%
5 to 17	28.4%	25.2%
18 to 24	5.7%	9.8%
25 to 34	16.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	6.4%	6.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.0%
75 and over	3.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castroville	King City
White (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	8.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	89.9%	90.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castroville	King City
No high school diploma	51.3%	49.2%
High school graduate	26.3%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castroville	King City
Drove alone	81.1%	66.5%
Carpooled	3.8%	14.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.4%
Other means	8.8%	13.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castroville	King City
1-unit, detached	52.3%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	22.0%	8.4%
20 or more units	4.9%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Castroville	King City
Poverty rate	14.6%	19.8%
Average household size	4.47	4.03
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1975	1988