North San Juan vs Penn Valley

A side-by-side comparison of North San Juan and Penn Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Penn Valley has the higher population (1,197 vs 111 in North San Juan). Penn Valley has the higher median home value ($530,100 vs $269,800 in North San Juan). Since 2019, Penn Valley's population has grown faster (-10.7% vs -37.6%).

Population, income & housing

	North San Juan	Penn Valley
Population	111	1,197
Median age	60.0 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$62,966
Median home value	$269,800	$530,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,608
Housing units	101	650
Homeownership rate	45.3%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North San Juan	Penn Valley
Population	178 → 111 (-37.6%)	1,341 → 1,197 (-10.7%)
Median household income	—	$42,904 → $62,966 (+46.8%)
Median home value	$270,600 → $269,800 (-0.3%)	$315,200 → $530,100 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,279 → $1,608 (+25.7%)

North San Juan

Population

178111

Median home value

$270,600$269,800

Penn Valley

Population

1,3411,197

Median household income

$42,904$62,966

Median home value

$315,200$530,100

Median gross rent

$1,279$1,608

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North San Juan	Penn Valley
Under 5	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	19.3%
45 to 54	19.8%	3.3%
55 to 64	53.2%	14.3%
65 to 74	27.0%	21.8%
75 and over	0.0%	13.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North San Juan	Penn Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	80.1%
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%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North San Juan	Penn Valley
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	52.3%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North San Juan	Penn Valley
Drove alone	100.0%	87.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North San Juan	Penn Valley
1-unit, detached	78.2%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	21.8%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	28.8%

Poverty & households

	North San Juan	Penn Valley
Poverty rate	69.4%	11.9%
Average household size	1.29	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	—	57
Median year structure built	1961	1977