Chualar vs San Ardo

A side-by-side comparison of Chualar and San Ardo: population, income, housing, and more.

Chualar and San Ardo are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chualar has the higher population (1,042 vs 481 in San Ardo). Chualar has the higher median home value ($623,700 vs $420,300 in San Ardo). Since 2019, San Ardo's population has grown faster (-11.4% vs -31.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Chualar	San Ardo
Population	1,042	481
Median age	35.2 yrs	25.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,250	—
Median home value	$623,700	$420,300
Median gross rent	$1,215	$1,239
Housing units	300	124
Homeownership rate	44.7%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	27.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chualar	San Ardo
Population	1,512 → 1,042 (-31.1%)	543 → 481 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$46,146 → $66,250 (+43.6%)	$44,167 → $70,417 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$339,400 → $623,700 (+83.8%)	$260,500 → $420,300 (+61.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,137 → $1,215 (+6.9%)	$967 → $1,239 (+28.1%)

Chualar

Population

1,5121,042

Median household income

$46,146$66,250

Median home value

$339,400$623,700

Median gross rent

$1,137$1,215

San Ardo

Population

543481

Median household income

$44,167$70,417

Median home value

$260,500$420,300

Median gross rent

$967$1,239

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chualar	San Ardo
Under 5	7.9%	18.3%
5 to 17	17.8%	25.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	18.3%
45 to 54	15.5%	1.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.5%
65 to 74	5.6%	2.9%
75 and over	4.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chualar	San Ardo
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	11.2%
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	1.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	98.3%	86.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chualar	San Ardo
No high school diploma	58.6%	47.6%
High school graduate	20.5%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chualar	San Ardo
Drove alone	84.1%	100.0%
Carpooled	2.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	0.0%
Other means	7.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chualar	San Ardo
1-unit, detached	77.7%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Chualar	San Ardo
Poverty rate	17.5%	40.1%
Average household size	3.98	4.33
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1980	1964