Del Rey Oaks vs Pajaro

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

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

Pajaro has the higher population (2,480 vs 1,556 in Del Rey Oaks). Del Rey Oaks has the higher median household income ($130,909 vs $82,083 in Pajaro). Del Rey Oaks has the higher median home value ($844,000 vs $638,400 in Pajaro).

Population, income & housing

	Del Rey Oaks	Pajaro
Population	1,556	2,480
Median age	49.7 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$130,909	$82,083
Median home value	$844,000	$638,400
Median gross rent	$3,162	$1,882
Housing units	709	538
Homeownership rate	77.1%	38.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.3%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	15.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Del Rey Oaks	Pajaro
Population	1,525 → 1,556 (+2.0%)	3,620 → 2,480 (-31.5%)
Median household income	$95,000 → $130,909 (+37.8%)	$53,625 → $82,083 (+53.1%)
Median home value	$629,400 → $844,000 (+34.1%)	$265,000 → $638,400 (+140.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,338 → $3,162 (+35.2%)	$1,444 → $1,882 (+30.3%)

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

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 Rey Oaks	Pajaro
Under 5	3.6%	16.6%
5 to 17	9.1%	10.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	21.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	18.6%	8.1%
55 to 64	16.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.8%
75 and over	11.7%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Del Rey Oaks	Pajaro
White (non-Hispanic)	68.1%	3.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.0%	0.7%
Asian	7.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	93.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Del Rey Oaks	Pajaro
No high school diploma	4.0%	47.0%
High school graduate	20.1%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Del Rey Oaks	Pajaro
Drove alone	85.9%	74.6%
Carpooled	2.9%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	17.6%
Other means	1.4%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Del Rey Oaks	Pajaro
1-unit, detached	80.5%	41.6%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	16.4%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	3.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Del Rey Oaks	Pajaro
Poverty rate	5.9%	14.7%
Average household size	2.39	4.37
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1958	1972