San Ardo vs Sand City

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

San Ardo and Sand City 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 262 in Sand City). Sand City has the higher median home value ($986,100 vs $420,300 in San Ardo). Since 2019, San Ardo's population has grown faster (-11.4% vs -15.5%).

Population, income & housing

	San Ardo	Sand City
Population	481	262
Median age	25.3 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$78,250
Median home value	$420,300	$986,100
Median gross rent	$1,239	$1,964
Housing units	124	194
Homeownership rate	62.2%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	27.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Ardo	Sand City
Population	543 → 481 (-11.4%)	310 → 262 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$44,167 → $70,417 (+59.4%)	$63,333 → $78,250 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$260,500 → $420,300 (+61.3%)	$513,900 → $986,100 (+91.9%)
Median gross rent	$967 → $1,239 (+28.1%)	$1,692 → $1,964 (+16.1%)

San Ardo

Population

543481

Median household income

$44,167$70,417

Median home value

$260,500$420,300

Median gross rent

$967$1,239

Sand City

Population

310262

Median household income

$63,333$78,250

Median home value

$513,900$986,100

Median gross rent

$1,692$1,964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Ardo	Sand City
Under 5	18.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	25.2%	11.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	11.5%
25 to 34	15.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	18.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	1.0%	20.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.4%
65 to 74	2.9%	12.6%
75 and over	0.0%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Ardo	Sand City
White (non-Hispanic)	11.2%	45.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	15.6%
Hispanic or Latino	86.1%	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Ardo	Sand City
No high school diploma	47.6%	15.8%
High school graduate	36.6%	12.6%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Ardo	Sand City
Drove alone	100.0%	72.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Ardo	Sand City
1-unit, detached	94.4%	34.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	33.5%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	San Ardo	Sand City
Poverty rate	40.1%	17.0%
Average household size	4.33	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1964	2002