Iron Horse vs Portola

A side-by-side comparison of Iron Horse and Portola: population, income, housing, and more.

Iron Horse 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 575 in Iron Horse). Iron Horse has the higher median household income ($56,066 vs $42,385 in Portola). Portola has the higher median home value ($232,100 vs $195,500 in Iron Horse).

Population, income & housing

	Iron Horse	Portola
Population	575	2,462
Median age	37.8 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,066	$42,385
Median home value	$195,500	$232,100
Median gross rent	—	$837
Housing units	377	1,292
Homeownership rate	76.8%	47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Iron Horse	Portola
Population	191 → 575 (+201.0%)	1,913 → 2,462 (+28.7%)
Median household income	$50,231 → $56,066 (+11.6%)	$50,956 → $42,385 (-16.8%)
Median home value	$222,100 → $195,500 (-12.0%)	$160,600 → $232,100 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$734 → $837 (+14.0%)

Iron Horse

Population

191575

Median household income

$50,231$56,066

Median home value

$222,100$195,500

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)

	Iron Horse	Portola
Under 5	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 17	19.5%	18.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	35.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.6%
65 to 74	34.3%	13.4%
75 and over	0.0%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Iron Horse	Portola
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	71.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Iron Horse	Portola
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.1%
High school graduate	24.6%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	59.8%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Iron Horse	Portola
Drove alone	100.0%	70.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	17.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Iron Horse	Portola
1-unit, detached	32.1%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.8%
Mobile home & other	67.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Iron Horse	Portola
Poverty rate	0.0%	27.3%
Average household size	2.08	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1978	1971