Elfin Forest vs Pala

A side-by-side comparison of Elfin Forest and Pala: population, income, housing, and more.

Elfin Forest and Pala are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pala has the higher population (924 vs 566 in Elfin Forest). Elfin Forest has the higher median home value ($1,496,700 vs $265,000 in Pala). Since 2019, Elfin Forest's population has grown faster (+22.5% vs -8.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Elfin Forest	Pala
Population	566	924
Median age	43.7 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$90,938
Median home value	$1,496,700	$265,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,235
Housing units	196	308
Homeownership rate	100.0%	59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elfin Forest	Pala
Population	462 → 566 (+22.5%)	1,005 → 924 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$119,013 → $141,618 (+19.0%)	$93,194 → $90,938 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$1,144,900 → $1,496,700 (+30.7%)	$301,500 → $265,000 (-12.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,069 → $1,235 (+15.5%)

Elfin Forest

Population

462566

Median household income

$119,013$141,618

Median home value

$1,144,900$1,496,700

Pala

Population

1,005924

Median household income

$93,194$90,938

Median home value

$301,500$265,000

Median gross rent

$1,069$1,235

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elfin Forest	Pala
Under 5	11.5%	10.4%
5 to 17	11.3%	19.0%
18 to 24	4.8%	14.2%
25 to 34	8.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	3.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	23.7%	11.8%
65 to 74	21.2%	4.8%
75 and over	0.0%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elfin Forest	Pala
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	4.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	42.4%
Asian	5.3%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	17.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	50.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elfin Forest	Pala
No high school diploma	6.1%	31.9%
High school graduate	11.7%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	3.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elfin Forest	Pala
Drove alone	69.3%	90.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.4%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elfin Forest	Pala
1-unit, detached	100.0%	60.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	38.6%

Poverty & households

	Elfin Forest	Pala
Poverty rate	2.7%	12.3%
Average household size	3.23	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1986	1982