Edna vs Santa Margarita

A side-by-side comparison of Edna and Santa Margarita: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Santa Margarita has the higher population (665 vs 378 in Edna). Edna has the higher median home value ($1,179,500 vs $643,100 in Santa Margarita). Since 2019, Edna's population has grown faster (+119.8% vs -40.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Edna	Santa Margarita
Population	378	665
Median age	32.6 yrs	62.3 yrs
Median household income	$163,608	—
Median home value	$1,179,500	$643,100
Median gross rent	—	$634
Housing units	111	459
Homeownership rate	100.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.8%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edna	Santa Margarita
Population	172 → 378 (+119.8%)	1,122 → 665 (-40.7%)
Median household income	$137,568 → $163,608 (+18.9%)	—
Median home value	$1,125,000 → $1,179,500 (+4.8%)	$525,300 → $643,100 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$978 → $634 (-35.2%)

Edna

Population

172378

Median household income

$137,568$163,608

Median home value

$1,125,000$1,179,500

Santa Margarita

Population

1,122665

Median home value

$525,300$643,100

Median gross rent

$978$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edna	Santa Margarita
Under 5	14.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	4.5%	4.7%
25 to 34	23.5%	23.5%
35 to 44	1.6%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	6.1%	21.4%
65 to 74	16.7%	6.8%
75 and over	0.0%	28.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edna	Santa Margarita
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edna	Santa Margarita
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	0.0%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	43.3%	39.6%
Graduate or professional degree	23.5%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edna	Santa Margarita
Drove alone	86.1%	36.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	26.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.3%
Worked from home	13.9%	34.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edna	Santa Margarita
1-unit, detached	100.0%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	51.9%

Poverty & households

	Edna	Santa Margarita
Poverty rate	0.0%	2.1%
Average household size	3.41	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	2011	1986