Idyllwild-Pine Cove vs Meadowbrook

A side-by-side comparison of Idyllwild-Pine Cove and Meadowbrook: population, income, housing, and more.

Idyllwild-Pine Cove and Meadowbrook are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Idyllwild-Pine Cove has the higher population (3,762 vs 3,368 in Meadowbrook). Idyllwild-Pine Cove has the higher median household income ($83,205 vs $58,250 in Meadowbrook). Idyllwild-Pine Cove has the higher median home value ($485,300 vs $323,800 in Meadowbrook).

Population, income & housing

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Meadowbrook
Population	3,762	3,368
Median age	50.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$83,205	$58,250
Median home value	$485,300	$323,800
Median gross rent	$1,415	$1,499
Housing units	4,117	1,088
Homeownership rate	71.9%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	5.5%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Meadowbrook
Population	2,510 → 3,762 (+49.9%)	3,414 → 3,368 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$78,977 → $83,205 (+5.4%)	$51,512 → $58,250 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$335,100 → $485,300 (+44.8%)	$214,300 → $323,800 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,415 (+24.2%)	$1,173 → $1,499 (+27.8%)

Idyllwild-Pine Cove

Population

2,5103,762

Median household income

$78,977$83,205

Median home value

$335,100$485,300

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,415

Meadowbrook

Population

3,4143,368

Median household income

$51,512$58,250

Median home value

$214,300$323,800

Median gross rent

$1,173$1,499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Meadowbrook
Under 5	2.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	10.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	7.5%
45 to 54	15.8%	15.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	13.6%	4.6%
75 and over	12.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Meadowbrook
White (non-Hispanic)	57.2%	18.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	9.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	6.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	76.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Meadowbrook
No high school diploma	7.7%	41.0%
High school graduate	14.6%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Meadowbrook
Drove alone	53.7%	80.6%
Carpooled	14.2%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.2%
Walked	5.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.9%	7.5%
Other means	1.8%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Meadowbrook
1-unit, detached	88.0%	37.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	57.4%

Poverty & households

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Meadowbrook
Poverty rate	12.1%	11.8%
Average household size	2.19	3.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	39
Median year structure built	1968	1986