Cambria vs Templeton

A side-by-side comparison of Cambria and Templeton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Templeton has the higher population (8,608 vs 6,038 in Cambria). Templeton has the higher median household income ($114,155 vs $89,049 in Cambria). Cambria has the higher median home value ($868,400 vs $782,700 in Templeton).

Population, income & housing

	Cambria	Templeton
Population	6,038	8,608
Median age	61.4 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$89,049	$114,155
Median home value	$868,400	$782,700
Median gross rent	$1,923	$2,399
Housing units	4,119	3,417
Homeownership rate	77.5%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	43.5%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambria	Templeton
Population	5,647 → 6,038 (+6.9%)	7,838 → 8,608 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $89,049 (+27.2%)	$82,237 → $114,155 (+38.8%)
Median home value	$664,000 → $868,400 (+30.8%)	$528,400 → $782,700 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,468 → $1,923 (+31.0%)	$1,241 → $2,399 (+93.3%)

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

Templeton

Population

7,8388,608

Median household income

$82,237$114,155

Median home value

$528,400$782,700

Median gross rent

$1,241$2,399

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cambria	Templeton
Under 5	2.7%	3.2%
5 to 17	11.8%	21.6%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.3%
25 to 34	3.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	26.2%	10.4%
75 and over	18.4%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambria	Templeton
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	75.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.6%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	28.6%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambria	Templeton
No high school diploma	7.3%	3.0%
High school graduate	15.3%	11.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambria	Templeton
Drove alone	63.8%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	2.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.3%	9.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambria	Templeton
1-unit, detached	91.6%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Cambria	Templeton
Poverty rate	9.8%	4.6%
Average household size	2.11	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1984	1997