Camp Pendleton South vs Solana Beach

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

Camp Pendleton South and Solana Beach 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 12,841 in Solana Beach). Solana Beach has the higher median household income ($150,820 vs $66,265 in Camp Pendleton South). Since 2019, Camp Pendleton South's population has grown faster (+25.8% vs -3.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Camp Pendleton South	Solana Beach
Population	15,011	12,841
Median age	23.1 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,265	$150,820
Median home value	—	$1,934,700
Median gross rent	$2,947	$3,022
Housing units	4,859	6,388
Homeownership rate	0.9%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	71.8%
Unemployment rate	17.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camp Pendleton South	Solana Beach
Population	11,936 → 15,011 (+25.8%)	13,356 → 12,841 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$49,851 → $66,265 (+32.9%)	$108,118 → $150,820 (+39.5%)
Median home value	—	$1,192,600 → $1,934,700 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,479 → $2,947 (+18.9%)	$2,232 → $3,022 (+35.4%)

Camp Pendleton South

Population

11,93615,011

Median household income

$49,851$66,265

Median gross rent

$2,479$2,947

Solana Beach

Population

13,35612,841

Median household income

$108,118$150,820

Median home value

$1,192,600$1,934,700

Median gross rent

$2,232$3,022

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camp Pendleton South	Solana Beach
Under 5	19.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	22.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	29.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	1.1%	15.0%
55 to 64	0.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.8%
75 and over	0.0%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camp Pendleton South	Solana Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	45.0%	75.0%
Black or African American	6.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.1%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	34.1%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camp Pendleton South	Solana Beach
No high school diploma	1.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	25.6%	9.0%
Some college or associate's	45.3%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	28.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camp Pendleton South	Solana Beach
Drove alone	72.8%	56.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	4.9%
Public transit	0.2%	1.7%
Walked	6.8%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	7.9%	30.7%
Other means	2.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camp Pendleton South	Solana Beach
1-unit, detached	12.7%	46.0%
1-unit, attached	68.8%	20.8%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	11.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	14.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Camp Pendleton South	Solana Beach
Poverty rate	6.4%	5.5%
Average household size	3.23	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	2003	1976