Idyllwild-Pine Cove vs Sage

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

Idyllwild-Pine Cove and Sage 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 3,474 in Sage). Sage has the higher median household income ($88,879 vs $83,205 in Idyllwild-Pine Cove). Sage has the higher median home value ($516,700 vs $485,300 in Idyllwild-Pine Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Sage
Population	3,762	3,474
Median age	50.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$83,205	$88,879
Median home value	$485,300	$516,700
Median gross rent	$1,415	$1,172
Housing units	4,117	1,238
Homeownership rate	71.9%	86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Sage
Population	2,510 → 3,762 (+49.9%)	2,814 → 3,474 (+23.5%)
Median household income	$78,977 → $83,205 (+5.4%)	$54,497 → $88,879 (+63.1%)
Median home value	$335,100 → $485,300 (+44.8%)	$358,700 → $516,700 (+44.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,415 (+24.2%)	$1,357 → $1,172 (-13.6%)

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

Sage

Population

2,8143,474

Median household income

$54,497$88,879

Median home value

$358,700$516,700

Median gross rent

$1,357$1,172

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Sage
Under 5	2.4%	13.5%
5 to 17	11.3%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	0.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	15.8%	15.7%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.6%	10.1%
75 and over	12.9%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Sage
White (non-Hispanic)	57.2%	45.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	9.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	6.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	42.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Sage
No high school diploma	7.7%	3.4%
High school graduate	14.6%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	43.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Sage
Drove alone	53.7%	74.6%
Carpooled	14.2%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.6%
Worked from home	24.9%	8.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Sage
1-unit, detached	88.0%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	29.3%

Poverty & households

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Sage
Poverty rate	12.1%	17.7%
Average household size	2.19	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	24	46
Median year structure built	1968	1984