Lucerne Valley vs PiÃ±on Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Lucerne Valley and PiÃ±on Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Lucerne Valley and PiÃ±on Hills are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

PiÃ±on Hills has the higher population (7,149 vs 5,946 in Lucerne Valley). PiÃ±on Hills has the higher median household income ($65,160 vs $50,330 in Lucerne Valley). PiÃ±on Hills has the higher median home value ($395,800 vs $240,000 in Lucerne Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Lucerne Valley	PiÃ±on Hills
Population	5,946	7,149
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,330	$65,160
Median home value	$240,000	$395,800
Median gross rent	$1,131	$1,646
Housing units	2,634	2,712
Homeownership rate	64.2%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	23.4%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lucerne Valley	PiÃ±on Hills
Population	5,956 → 5,946 (-0.2%)	7,661 → 7,149 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$32,789 → $50,330 (+53.5%)	$52,357 → $65,160 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $240,000 (+48.2%)	$246,400 → $395,800 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$908 → $1,131 (+24.6%)	$1,061 → $1,646 (+55.1%)

Lucerne Valley

Population

5,9565,946

Median household income

$32,789$50,330

Median home value

$161,900$240,000

Median gross rent

$908$1,131

PiÃ±on Hills

Population

7,6617,149

Median household income

$52,357$65,160

Median home value

$246,400$395,800

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,646

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lucerne Valley	PiÃ±on Hills
Under 5	6.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	18.6%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.6%
75 and over	8.9%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lucerne Valley	PiÃ±on Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	57.2%	48.3%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	30.3%	41.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lucerne Valley	PiÃ±on Hills
No high school diploma	23.5%	14.9%
High school graduate	31.2%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lucerne Valley	PiÃ±on Hills
Drove alone	76.9%	83.2%
Carpooled	17.7%	3.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lucerne Valley	PiÃ±on Hills
1-unit, detached	81.1%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	28.5%

Poverty & households

	Lucerne Valley	PiÃ±on Hills
Poverty rate	35.6%	19.6%
Average household size	2.73	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	46	52
Median year structure built	1971	1991