East Quincy vs Portola

A side-by-side comparison of East Quincy and Portola: population, income, housing, and more.

East Quincy and Portola are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Portola has the higher population (2,462 vs 2,198 in East Quincy). East Quincy has the higher median household income ($71,591 vs $42,385 in Portola). East Quincy has the higher median home value ($303,200 vs $232,100 in Portola).

Population, income & housing

	East Quincy	Portola
Population	2,198	2,462
Median age	42.0 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,591	$42,385
Median home value	$303,200	$232,100
Median gross rent	$1,423	$837
Housing units	914	1,292
Homeownership rate	75.1%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	17.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Quincy	Portola
Population	2,210 → 2,198 (-0.5%)	1,913 → 2,462 (+28.7%)
Median household income	$48,692 → $71,591 (+47.0%)	$50,956 → $42,385 (-16.8%)
Median home value	$206,200 → $303,200 (+47.0%)	$160,600 → $232,100 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,032 → $1,423 (+37.9%)	$734 → $837 (+14.0%)

East Quincy

Population

2,2102,198

Median household income

$48,692$71,591

Median home value

$206,200$303,200

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,423

Portola

Population

1,9132,462

Median household income

$50,956$42,385

Median home value

$160,600$232,100

Median gross rent

$734$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Quincy	Portola
Under 5	2.6%	8.9%
5 to 17	21.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	15.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.8%	7.2%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.4%
75 and over	9.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Quincy	Portola
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	71.0%
Black or African American	4.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Quincy	Portola
No high school diploma	10.4%	10.1%
High school graduate	31.2%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Quincy	Portola
Drove alone	85.2%	70.1%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	17.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	4.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Quincy	Portola
1-unit, detached	83.4%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.8%
Mobile home & other	9.3%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	East Quincy	Portola
Poverty rate	9.6%	27.3%
Average household size	3.16	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	12	20
Median year structure built	1976	1971