San Diego Country Estates vs Solana Beach

A side-by-side comparison of San Diego Country Estates and Solana Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Solana Beach has the higher population (12,841 vs 10,142 in San Diego Country Estates). Solana Beach has the higher median household income ($150,820 vs $134,639 in San Diego Country Estates). Solana Beach has the higher median home value ($1,934,700 vs $715,000 in San Diego Country Estates).

Population, income & housing

	San Diego Country Estates	Solana Beach
Population	10,142	12,841
Median age	43.2 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$134,639	$150,820
Median home value	$715,000	$1,934,700
Median gross rent	$2,499	$3,022
Housing units	3,490	6,388
Homeownership rate	89.1%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.4%	71.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Diego Country Estates	Solana Beach
Population	10,514 → 10,142 (-3.5%)	13,356 → 12,841 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$120,446 → $134,639 (+11.8%)	$108,118 → $150,820 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$508,700 → $715,000 (+40.6%)	$1,192,600 → $1,934,700 (+62.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,340 → $2,499 (+6.8%)	$2,232 → $3,022 (+35.4%)

San Diego Country Estates

Population

10,51410,142

Median household income

$120,446$134,639

Median home value

$508,700$715,000

Median gross rent

$2,340$2,499

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)

	San Diego Country Estates	Solana Beach
Under 5	6.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.0%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.6%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.3%
45 to 54	16.4%	15.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	13.8%
75 and over	6.2%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Diego Country Estates	Solana Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	75.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.3%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Diego Country Estates	Solana Beach
No high school diploma	8.5%	2.8%
High school graduate	15.8%	9.0%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	43.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	28.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Diego Country Estates	Solana Beach
Drove alone	70.7%	56.6%
Carpooled	11.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.6%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	14.7%	30.7%
Other means	2.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Diego Country Estates	Solana Beach
1-unit, detached	81.6%	46.0%
1-unit, attached	16.2%	20.8%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	11.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	San Diego Country Estates	Solana Beach
Poverty rate	1.7%	5.5%
Average household size	2.97	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	37	22
Median year structure built	1987	1976