Avila Beach vs Woodlands

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

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

Woodlands has the higher population (2,005 vs 1,365 in Avila Beach). Avila Beach has the higher median household income ($185,363 vs $160,694 in Woodlands). Avila Beach has the higher median home value ($1,247,300 vs $1,070,000 in Woodlands).

Population, income & housing

	Avila Beach	Woodlands
Population	1,365	2,005
Median age	59.7 yrs	67.7 yrs
Median household income	$185,363	$160,694
Median home value	$1,247,300	$1,070,000
Median gross rent	$2,177	$2,875
Housing units	923	1,192
Homeownership rate	83.4%	91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.7%	76.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avila Beach	Woodlands
Population	1,311 → 1,365 (+4.1%)	2,028 → 2,005 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$80,281 → $185,363 (+130.9%)	$134,054 → $160,694 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$1,034,500 → $1,247,300 (+20.6%)	$786,700 → $1,070,000 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,507 → $2,177 (+44.5%)	$3,246 → $2,875 (-11.4%)

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

Woodlands

Population

2,0282,005

Median household income

$134,054$160,694

Median home value

$786,700$1,070,000

Median gross rent

$3,246$2,875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avila Beach	Woodlands
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.9%	0.0%
18 to 24	13.9%	2.4%
25 to 34	3.7%	0.6%
35 to 44	2.1%	1.8%
45 to 54	2.0%	6.4%
55 to 64	38.3%	16.4%
65 to 74	22.1%	50.3%
75 and over	15.3%	22.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avila Beach	Woodlands
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avila Beach	Woodlands
No high school diploma	2.4%	2.7%
High school graduate	7.7%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	10.2%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	41.6%	37.0%
Graduate or professional degree	38.2%	39.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avila Beach	Woodlands
Drove alone	40.9%	55.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.8%	40.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avila Beach	Woodlands
1-unit, detached	63.7%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	2.7%
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%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Avila Beach	Woodlands
Poverty rate	9.3%	0.8%
Average household size	2.12	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	13	40
Median year structure built	1999	2012