California Polytechnic State University vs Cambria

A side-by-side comparison of California Polytechnic State University and Cambria: population, income, housing, and more.

California Polytechnic State University and Cambria are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

California Polytechnic State University has the higher population (7,529 vs 6,038 in Cambria). Cambria has the higher median home value ($868,400 vs $518,800 in California Polytechnic State University). Since 2019, Cambria's population has grown faster (+6.9% vs -2.4%).

Population, income & housing

	California Polytechnic State University	Cambria
Population	7,529	6,038
Median age	19.2 yrs	61.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$89,049
Median home value	$518,800	$868,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,923
Housing units	112	4,119
Homeownership rate	61.7%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.8%	43.4%
Unemployment rate	17.6%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California Polytechnic State University	Cambria
Population	7,713 → 7,529 (-2.4%)	5,647 → 6,038 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$166,500 → $183,750 (+10.4%)	$70,000 → $89,049 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$437,000 → $518,800 (+18.7%)	$664,000 → $868,400 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,468 → $1,923 (+31.0%)

California Polytechnic State University

Population

7,7137,529

Median household income

$166,500$183,750

Median home value

$437,000$518,800

Cambria

Population

5,6476,038

Median household income

$70,000$89,049

Median home value

$664,000$868,400

Median gross rent

$1,468$1,923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Cambria
Under 5	0.1%	2.7%
5 to 17	1.6%	11.8%
18 to 24	96.6%	3.3%
25 to 34	0.6%	3.3%
35 to 44	0.3%	8.5%
45 to 54	0.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	0.1%	26.2%
75 and over	0.1%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Cambria
White (non-Hispanic)	51.9%	65.5%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	16.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	7.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	28.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California Polytechnic State University	Cambria
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.3%
High school graduate	0.0%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	51.5%	18.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Cambria
Drove alone	16.0%	63.8%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	55.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	6.4%	1.2%
Worked from home	13.0%	22.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California Polytechnic State University	Cambria
1-unit, detached	0.0%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	62.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.5%
20 or more units	14.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	California Polytechnic State University	Cambria
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	—	1984