Calimesa vs El Sobrante

A side-by-side comparison of Calimesa and El Sobrante: population, income, housing, and more.

Calimesa and El Sobrante are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

El Sobrante has the higher population (13,206 vs 10,680 in Calimesa). El Sobrante has the higher median household income ($160,331 vs $90,313 in Calimesa). El Sobrante has the higher median home value ($749,300 vs $423,300 in Calimesa).

Population, income & housing

	Calimesa	El Sobrante
Population	10,680	13,206
Median age	43.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$90,313	$160,331
Median home value	$423,300	$749,300
Median gross rent	$1,852	$2,954
Housing units	4,156	4,055
Homeownership rate	92.2%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calimesa	El Sobrante
Population	8,814 → 10,680 (+21.2%)	13,881 → 13,206 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$56,903 → $90,313 (+58.7%)	$120,049 → $160,331 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$217,500 → $423,300 (+94.6%)	$549,600 → $749,300 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,135 → $1,852 (+63.2%)	$2,266 → $2,954 (+30.4%)

Calimesa

Population

8,81410,680

Median household income

$56,903$90,313

Median home value

$217,500$423,300

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,852

El Sobrante

Population

13,88113,206

Median household income

$120,049$160,331

Median home value

$549,600$749,300

Median gross rent

$2,266$2,954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calimesa	El Sobrante
Under 5	4.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	19.4%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	17.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	9.2%
75 and over	10.2%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calimesa	El Sobrante
White (non-Hispanic)	57.1%	40.6%
Black or African American	2.8%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	16.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.2%	32.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calimesa	El Sobrante
No high school diploma	9.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	24.9%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calimesa	El Sobrante
Drove alone	80.7%	74.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	17.4%
Other means	2.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calimesa	El Sobrante
1-unit, detached	67.2%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	29.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Calimesa	El Sobrante
Poverty rate	6.7%	5.6%
Average household size	2.74	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	38	40
Median year structure built	1984	2002