Lockwood vs San Ardo

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

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

San Ardo has the higher population (481 vs 142 in Lockwood). Since 2019, San Ardo's population has grown faster (-11.4% vs -72.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Lockwood	San Ardo
Population	142	481
Median age	62.5 yrs	25.3 yrs
Median household income	$95,893	—
Median home value	—	$420,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,239
Housing units	99	124
Homeownership rate	72.3%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	27.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lockwood	San Ardo
Population	516 → 142 (-72.5%)	543 → 481 (-11.4%)
Median household income	$40,982 → $95,893 (+134.0%)	$44,167 → $70,417 (+59.4%)
Median home value	$240,600 → $507,100 (+110.8%)	$260,500 → $420,300 (+61.3%)
Median gross rent	$891 → $961 (+7.9%)	$967 → $1,239 (+28.1%)

Lockwood

Population

516142

Median household income

$40,982$95,893

Median home value

$240,600$507,100

Median gross rent

$891$961

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)

	Lockwood	San Ardo
Under 5	0.0%	18.3%
5 to 17	12.7%	25.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.4%
35 to 44	6.3%	18.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	1.0%
55 to 64	53.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	2.9%
75 and over	27.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lockwood	San Ardo
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	11.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	86.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lockwood	San Ardo
No high school diploma	0.0%	47.6%
High school graduate	11.3%	36.6%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lockwood	San Ardo
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lockwood	San Ardo
1-unit, detached	79.8%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.2%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Lockwood	San Ardo
Poverty rate	14.1%	40.1%
Average household size	1.71	4.33
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	1998	1964