Carnelian Bay vs Tahoe Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Carnelian Bay and Tahoe Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

Carnelian Bay and Tahoe Vista are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tahoe Vista has the higher population (821 vs 432 in Carnelian Bay). Carnelian Bay has the higher median household income ($196,250 vs $98,264 in Tahoe Vista). Tahoe Vista has the higher median home value ($817,100 vs $814,900 in Carnelian Bay).

Population, income & housing

	Carnelian Bay	Tahoe Vista
Population	432	821
Median age	40.7 yrs	60.9 yrs
Median household income	$196,250	$98,264
Median home value	$814,900	$817,100
Median gross rent	$3,193	$1,027
Housing units	1,009	1,446
Homeownership rate	87.0%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.7%	53.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carnelian Bay	Tahoe Vista
Population	451 → 432 (-4.2%)	1,158 → 821 (-29.1%)
Median household income	$77,841 → $196,250 (+152.1%)	$71,827 → $98,264 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$632,300 → $814,900 (+28.9%)	$612,500 → $817,100 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,792 → $3,193 (+78.2%)	$1,319 → $1,027 (-22.1%)

Carnelian Bay

Population

451432

Median household income

$77,841$196,250

Median home value

$632,300$814,900

Median gross rent

$1,792$3,193

Tahoe Vista

Population

1,158821

Median household income

$71,827$98,264

Median home value

$612,500$817,100

Median gross rent

$1,319$1,027

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carnelian Bay	Tahoe Vista
Under 5	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	1.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.3%
25 to 34	19.7%	2.2%
35 to 44	25.0%	7.3%
45 to 54	16.9%	10.8%
55 to 64	9.0%	21.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	33.0%
75 and over	7.6%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carnelian Bay	Tahoe Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	74.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	17.8%	24.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carnelian Bay	Tahoe Vista
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	12.8%	10.3%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	50.7%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	23.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carnelian Bay	Tahoe Vista
Drove alone	43.5%	70.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.3%
Walked	0.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	56.5%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carnelian Bay	Tahoe Vista
1-unit, detached	80.7%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	11.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Carnelian Bay	Tahoe Vista
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.4%
Average household size	2.08	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	15	20
Median year structure built	1974	1977