Bonita vs Camp Pendleton South

A side-by-side comparison of Bonita and Camp Pendleton South: population, income, housing, and more.

Bonita and Camp Pendleton South are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Camp Pendleton South has the higher population (15,011 vs 13,336 in Bonita). Bonita has the higher median household income ($117,750 vs $66,265 in Camp Pendleton South). Since 2019, Camp Pendleton South's population has grown faster (+25.8% vs +5.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bonita	Camp Pendleton South
Population	13,336	15,011
Median age	45.9 yrs	23.1 yrs
Median household income	$117,750	$66,265
Median home value	$902,200	—
Median gross rent	$2,234	$2,947
Housing units	4,798	4,859
Homeownership rate	79.0%	0.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.2%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonita	Camp Pendleton South
Population	12,706 → 13,336 (+5.0%)	11,936 → 15,011 (+25.8%)
Median household income	$99,427 → $117,750 (+18.4%)	$49,851 → $66,265 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$662,400 → $902,200 (+36.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,882 → $2,234 (+18.7%)	$2,479 → $2,947 (+18.9%)

Bonita

Population

12,70613,336

Median household income

$99,427$117,750

Median home value

$662,400$902,200

Median gross rent

$1,882$2,234

Camp Pendleton South

Population

11,93615,011

Median household income

$49,851$66,265

Median gross rent

$2,479$2,947

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonita	Camp Pendleton South
Under 5	5.2%	19.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	22.1%
25 to 34	10.6%	29.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	1.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	0.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	0.0%
75 and over	11.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonita	Camp Pendleton South
White (non-Hispanic)	33.9%	45.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	12.3%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	49.0%	34.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonita	Camp Pendleton South
No high school diploma	8.6%	1.6%
High school graduate	19.1%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonita	Camp Pendleton South
Drove alone	78.7%	72.8%
Carpooled	2.8%	9.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	15.2%	7.9%
Other means	1.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonita	Camp Pendleton South
1-unit, detached	82.8%	12.7%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	68.8%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	5.8%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bonita	Camp Pendleton South
Poverty rate	6.5%	6.4%
Average household size	2.83	3.23
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1975	2003