Avila Beach vs Los Ranchos

A side-by-side comparison of Avila Beach and Los Ranchos: population, income, housing, and more.

Avila Beach and Los Ranchos are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Los Ranchos has the higher population (1,521 vs 1,365 in Avila Beach). Avila Beach has the higher median household income ($185,363 vs $146,667 in Los Ranchos). Avila Beach has the higher median home value ($1,247,300 vs $1,231,000 in Los Ranchos).

Population, income & housing

	Avila Beach	Los Ranchos
Population	1,365	1,521
Median age	59.7 yrs	53.2 yrs
Median household income	$185,363	$146,667
Median home value	$1,247,300	$1,231,000
Median gross rent	$2,177	—
Housing units	923	655
Homeownership rate	83.4%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.7%	68.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avila Beach	Los Ranchos
Population	1,311 → 1,365 (+4.1%)	1,639 → 1,521 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$80,281 → $185,363 (+130.9%)	$180,875 → $146,667 (-18.9%)
Median home value	$1,034,500 → $1,247,300 (+20.6%)	$992,100 → $1,231,000 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,507 → $2,177 (+44.5%)	—

Avila Beach

Population

1,3111,365

Median household income

$80,281$185,363

Median home value

$1,034,500$1,247,300

Median gross rent

$1,507$2,177

Los Ranchos

Population

1,6391,521

Median household income

$180,875$146,667

Median home value

$992,100$1,231,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avila Beach	Los Ranchos
Under 5	1.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	0.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	13.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.7%	3.5%
35 to 44	2.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	2.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	38.3%	15.2%
65 to 74	22.1%	14.5%
75 and over	15.3%	17.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avila Beach	Los Ranchos
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	81.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	13.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avila Beach	Los Ranchos
No high school diploma	2.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	7.7%	4.0%
Some college or associate's	10.2%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	41.6%	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	38.2%	31.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avila Beach	Los Ranchos
Drove alone	40.9%	83.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.8%	15.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avila Beach	Los Ranchos
1-unit, detached	63.7%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Avila Beach	Los Ranchos
Poverty rate	9.3%	0.4%
Average household size	2.12	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	13	17
Median year structure built	1999	1982