Del Monte Forest vs Pajaro

A side-by-side comparison of Del Monte Forest and Pajaro: population, income, housing, and more.

Del Monte Forest and Pajaro are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Del Monte Forest has the higher population (3,576 vs 2,480 in Pajaro). Del Monte Forest has the higher median household income ($154,730 vs $82,083 in Pajaro). Del Monte Forest has the higher median home value ($1,796,900 vs $638,400 in Pajaro).

Population, income & housing

	Del Monte Forest	Pajaro
Population	3,576	2,480
Median age	60.5 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$154,730	$82,083
Median home value	$1,796,900	$638,400
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,882
Housing units	2,905	538
Homeownership rate	85.2%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.5%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Del Monte Forest	Pajaro
Population	4,105 → 3,576 (-12.9%)	3,620 → 2,480 (-31.5%)
Median household income	$147,500 → $154,730 (+4.9%)	$53,625 → $82,083 (+53.1%)
Median home value	$1,356,500 → $1,796,900 (+32.5%)	$265,000 → $638,400 (+140.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,914 → $3,501 (+20.1%)	$1,444 → $1,882 (+30.3%)

Del Monte Forest

Population

4,1053,576

Median household income

$147,500$154,730

Median home value

$1,356,500$1,796,900

Median gross rent

$2,914$3,501

Pajaro

Population

3,6202,480

Median household income

$53,625$82,083

Median home value

$265,000$638,400

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,882

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Del Monte Forest	Pajaro
Under 5	3.3%	16.6%
5 to 17	7.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.4%
25 to 34	6.3%	21.6%
35 to 44	9.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	21.4%	10.8%
75 and over	22.0%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Del Monte Forest	Pajaro
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	3.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	8.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	93.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Del Monte Forest	Pajaro
No high school diploma	1.0%	47.0%
High school graduate	8.2%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	20.4%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	40.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Del Monte Forest	Pajaro
Drove alone	59.9%	74.6%
Carpooled	0.6%	2.7%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.5%	17.6%
Other means	1.0%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Del Monte Forest	Pajaro
1-unit, detached	91.4%	41.6%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	16.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Del Monte Forest	Pajaro
Poverty rate	5.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.00	4.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1970	1972