Del Rey Oaks vs Elkhorn

A side-by-side comparison of Del Rey Oaks and Elkhorn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Del Rey Oaks has the higher population (1,556 vs 1,201 in Elkhorn). Del Rey Oaks has the higher median household income ($130,909 vs $124,464 in Elkhorn). Del Rey Oaks has the higher median home value ($844,000 vs $774,600 in Elkhorn).

Population, income & housing

	Del Rey Oaks	Elkhorn
Population	1,556	1,201
Median age	49.7 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$130,909	$124,464
Median home value	$844,000	$774,600
Median gross rent	$3,162	$2,479
Housing units	709	364
Homeownership rate	77.1%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.3%	33.8%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Del Rey Oaks	Elkhorn
Population	1,525 → 1,556 (+2.0%)	1,153 → 1,201 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$95,000 → $130,909 (+37.8%)	$97,105 → $124,464 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$629,400 → $844,000 (+34.1%)	$487,100 → $774,600 (+59.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,338 → $3,162 (+35.2%)	$1,917 → $2,479 (+29.3%)

Del Rey Oaks

Population

1,5251,556

Median household income

$95,000$130,909

Median home value

$629,400$844,000

Median gross rent

$2,338$3,162

Elkhorn

Population

1,1531,201

Median household income

$97,105$124,464

Median home value

$487,100$774,600

Median gross rent

$1,917$2,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Del Rey Oaks	Elkhorn
Under 5	3.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	9.1%	25.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	2.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	16.9%
45 to 54	18.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	16.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	12.1%	15.7%
75 and over	11.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Del Rey Oaks	Elkhorn
White (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	34.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	54.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Del Rey Oaks	Elkhorn
No high school diploma	4.0%	13.3%
High school graduate	20.1%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Del Rey Oaks	Elkhorn
Drove alone	85.9%	70.9%
Carpooled	2.9%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	22.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Del Rey Oaks	Elkhorn
1-unit, detached	80.5%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Del Rey Oaks	Elkhorn
Poverty rate	5.9%	1.7%
Average household size	2.39	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1958	1973