Elkhorn vs San Ardo

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

Elkhorn and San Ardo 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 481 in San Ardo). Elkhorn has the higher median home value ($774,600 vs $420,300 in San Ardo). Since 2019, Elkhorn's population has grown faster (+4.2% vs -11.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhorn	San Ardo
Population	1,201	481
Median age	38.9 yrs	25.3 yrs
Median household income	$124,464	—
Median home value	$774,600	$420,300
Median gross rent	$2,479	$1,239
Housing units	364	124
Homeownership rate	78.6%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	27.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhorn	San Ardo
Population	1,153 → 1,201 (+4.2%)	543 → 481 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$97,105 → $124,464 (+28.2%)	$44,167 → $70,417 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$487,100 → $774,600 (+59.0%)	$260,500 → $420,300 (+61.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,917 → $2,479 (+29.3%)	$967 → $1,239 (+28.1%)

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

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)

	Elkhorn	San Ardo
Under 5	6.5%	18.3%
5 to 17	25.4%	25.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.2%	15.4%
35 to 44	16.9%	18.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	1.0%
55 to 64	10.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	15.7%	2.9%
75 and over	3.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhorn	San Ardo
White (non-Hispanic)	34.8%	11.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	54.7%	86.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhorn	San Ardo
No high school diploma	13.3%	47.6%
High school graduate	28.3%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhorn	San Ardo
Drove alone	70.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhorn	San Ardo
1-unit, detached	88.5%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Elkhorn	San Ardo
Poverty rate	1.7%	40.1%
Average household size	3.30	4.33
Mean commute (minutes)	35	22
Median year structure built	1973	1964