Elkhorn vs Fort Hunter Liggett

A side-by-side comparison of Elkhorn and Fort Hunter Liggett: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkhorn has the higher population (1,201 vs 1,038 in Fort Hunter Liggett). Since 2019, Fort Hunter Liggett's population has grown faster (+217.4% vs +4.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhorn	Fort Hunter Liggett
Population	1,201	1,038
Median age	38.9 yrs	24.1 yrs
Median household income	$124,464	—
Median home value	$774,600	—
Median gross rent	$2,479	—
Housing units	364	0
Homeownership rate	78.6%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhorn	Fort Hunter Liggett
Population	1,153 → 1,201 (+4.2%)	327 → 1,038 (+217.4%)
Median household income	$97,105 → $124,464 (+28.2%)	—
Median home value	$487,100 → $774,600 (+59.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,917 → $2,479 (+29.3%)	—

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

Fort Hunter Liggett

Population

3271,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhorn	Fort Hunter Liggett
Under 5	6.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.4%	1.5%
18 to 24	2.8%	58.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	32.9%
35 to 44	16.9%	7.5%
45 to 54	9.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	15.7%	0.0%
75 and over	3.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhorn	Fort Hunter Liggett
White (non-Hispanic)	34.8%	70.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	54.7%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhorn	Fort Hunter Liggett
No high school diploma	13.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.3%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhorn	Fort Hunter Liggett
Drove alone	70.9%	13.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	14.6%
Walked	0.0%	30.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.1%	37.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhorn	Fort Hunter Liggett
1-unit, detached	88.5%	—
1-unit, attached	0.0%	—
2 to 4 units	3.3%	—
5 to 19 units	0.0%	—
20 or more units	0.0%	—
Mobile home & other	8.2%	—

Poverty & households

	Elkhorn	Fort Hunter Liggett
Poverty rate	1.7%	—
Average household size	3.30	—
Mean commute (minutes)	35	19
Median year structure built	1973	—