Ramona vs Rancho San Diego

A side-by-side comparison of Ramona and Rancho San Diego: population, income, housing, and more.

Ramona and Rancho San Diego are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ramona has the higher population (22,829 vs 22,264 in Rancho San Diego). Rancho San Diego has the higher median household income ($118,431 vs $101,023 in Ramona). Rancho San Diego has the higher median home value ($854,200 vs $704,500 in Ramona).

Population, income & housing

	Ramona	Rancho San Diego
Population	22,829	22,264
Median age	39.2 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$101,023	$118,431
Median home value	$704,500	$854,200
Median gross rent	$1,797	$2,431
Housing units	7,638	8,362
Homeownership rate	68.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	44.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ramona	Rancho San Diego
Population	21,323 → 22,829 (+7.1%)	21,799 → 22,264 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$84,289 → $101,023 (+19.9%)	$95,892 → $118,431 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$476,800 → $704,500 (+47.8%)	$611,000 → $854,200 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,480 → $1,797 (+21.4%)	$1,900 → $2,431 (+27.9%)

Ramona

Population

21,32322,829

Median household income

$84,289$101,023

Median home value

$476,800$704,500

Median gross rent

$1,480$1,797

Rancho San Diego

Population

21,79922,264

Median household income

$95,892$118,431

Median home value

$611,000$854,200

Median gross rent

$1,900$2,431

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ramona	Rancho San Diego
Under 5	6.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.9%
75 and over	6.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ramona	Rancho San Diego
White (non-Hispanic)	54.7%	74.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	1.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	37.4%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ramona	Rancho San Diego
No high school diploma	16.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	29.8%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ramona	Rancho San Diego
Drove alone	75.7%	80.6%
Carpooled	8.8%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.0%	10.0%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ramona	Rancho San Diego
1-unit, detached	70.4%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	10.0%
20 or more units	7.4%	11.6%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Ramona	Rancho San Diego
Poverty rate	7.0%	6.9%
Average household size	3.08	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1981	1985