Kings Beach vs North Auburn

A side-by-side comparison of Kings Beach and North Auburn: population, income, housing, and more.

Kings Beach and North Auburn are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Auburn has the higher population (13,833 vs 2,493 in Kings Beach). North Auburn has the higher median household income ($72,125 vs $53,964 in Kings Beach). Kings Beach has the higher median home value ($680,200 vs $503,400 in North Auburn).

Population, income & housing

	Kings Beach	North Auburn
Population	2,493	13,833
Median age	44.9 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,964	$72,125
Median home value	$680,200	$503,400
Median gross rent	$1,245	$1,581
Housing units	2,236	5,791
Homeownership rate	58.0%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kings Beach	North Auburn
Population	3,044 → 2,493 (-18.1%)	14,269 → 13,833 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$49,485 → $53,964 (+9.1%)	$60,308 → $72,125 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$471,000 → $680,200 (+44.4%)	$356,200 → $503,400 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,183 → $1,245 (+5.2%)	$1,239 → $1,581 (+27.6%)

Kings Beach

Population

3,0442,493

Median household income

$49,485$53,964

Median home value

$471,000$680,200

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,245

North Auburn

Population

14,26913,833

Median household income

$60,308$72,125

Median home value

$356,200$503,400

Median gross rent

$1,239$1,581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kings Beach	North Auburn
Under 5	2.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	18.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	21.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.4%
75 and over	3.4%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kings Beach	North Auburn
White (non-Hispanic)	49.5%	61.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.8%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	47.6%	26.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kings Beach	North Auburn
No high school diploma	25.7%	9.6%
High school graduate	19.9%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	27.2%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kings Beach	North Auburn
Drove alone	71.9%	75.7%
Carpooled	18.3%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	13.4%
Other means	4.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kings Beach	North Auburn
1-unit, detached	58.7%	54.6%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	1.6%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Kings Beach	North Auburn
Poverty rate	11.3%	12.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1974	1978