Castroville vs Las Lomas

A side-by-side comparison of Castroville and Las Lomas: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Castroville has the higher population (6,870 vs 3,223 in Las Lomas). Castroville has the higher median household income ($90,486 vs $78,869 in Las Lomas). Las Lomas has the higher median home value ($683,900 vs $648,700 in Castroville).

Population, income & housing

	Castroville	Las Lomas
Population	6,870	3,223
Median age	29.6 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$90,486	$78,869
Median home value	$648,700	$683,900
Median gross rent	$1,593	$1,570
Housing units	1,703	743
Homeownership rate	42.9%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castroville	Las Lomas
Population	6,521 → 6,870 (+5.4%)	2,924 → 3,223 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$57,656 → $90,486 (+56.9%)	$71,667 → $78,869 (+10.0%)
Median home value	$471,400 → $648,700 (+37.6%)	$467,100 → $683,900 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,230 → $1,593 (+29.5%)	$1,429 → $1,570 (+9.9%)

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

Las Lomas

Population

2,9243,223

Median household income

$71,667$78,869

Median home value

$467,100$683,900

Median gross rent

$1,429$1,570

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castroville	Las Lomas
Under 5	8.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	28.4%	32.5%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	15.0%
55 to 64	6.4%	9.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	6.9%
75 and over	3.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castroville	Las Lomas
White (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	89.9%	95.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castroville	Las Lomas
No high school diploma	51.3%	45.7%
High school graduate	26.3%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castroville	Las Lomas
Drove alone	81.1%	74.6%
Carpooled	3.8%	15.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	4.0%
Other means	8.8%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castroville	Las Lomas
1-unit, detached	52.3%	88.2%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Castroville	Las Lomas
Poverty rate	14.6%	11.8%
Average household size	4.47	4.34
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1975	1982