Fort Hunter Liggett vs San Ardo

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

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

Fort Hunter Liggett has the higher population (1,038 vs 481 in San Ardo). Since 2019, Fort Hunter Liggett's population has grown faster (+217.4% vs -11.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Fort Hunter Liggett	San Ardo
Population	1,038	481
Median age	24.1 yrs	25.3 yrs
Median home value	—	$420,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,239
Housing units	0	124
Homeownership rate	—	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	27.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fort Hunter Liggett	San Ardo
Population	327 → 1,038 (+217.4%)	543 → 481 (-11.4%)
Median household income	—	$44,167 → $70,417 (+59.4%)
Median home value	—	$260,500 → $420,300 (+61.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$967 → $1,239 (+28.1%)

Fort Hunter Liggett

Population

3271,038

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)

	Fort Hunter Liggett	San Ardo
Under 5	0.0%	18.3%
5 to 17	1.5%	25.2%
18 to 24	58.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	32.9%	15.4%
35 to 44	7.5%	18.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	1.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	2.9%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fort Hunter Liggett	San Ardo
White (non-Hispanic)	70.3%	11.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.5%	86.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fort Hunter Liggett	San Ardo
No high school diploma	0.0%	47.6%
High school graduate	20.7%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fort Hunter Liggett	San Ardo
Drove alone	13.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.7%	0.0%
Public transit	14.6%	0.0%
Walked	30.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	37.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fort Hunter Liggett	San Ardo
1-unit, detached	—	94.4%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Fort Hunter Liggett	San Ardo
Poverty rate	—	40.1%
Average household size	—	4.33
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	—	1964