Oak Shores vs San Simeon

A side-by-side comparison of Oak Shores and San Simeon: population, income, housing, and more.

Oak Shores and San Simeon are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Simeon has the higher population (301 vs 153 in Oak Shores). Oak Shores has the higher median home value ($507,600 vs $276,600 in San Simeon). Since 2019, San Simeon's population has grown faster (-54.3% vs -56.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Oak Shores	San Simeon
Population	153	301
Median age	56.1 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,705
Median home value	$507,600	$276,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,343
Housing units	674	296
Homeownership rate	76.2%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oak Shores	San Simeon
Population	348 → 153 (-56.0%)	658 → 301 (-54.3%)
Median household income	$100,625 → $68,292 (-32.1%)	$52,578 → $54,705 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$469,500 → $507,600 (+8.1%)	$288,300 → $276,600 (-4.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,111 → $1,343 (+20.9%)

Oak Shores

Population

348153

Median household income

$100,625$68,292

Median home value

$469,500$507,600

San Simeon

Population

658301

Median household income

$52,578$54,705

Median home value

$288,300$276,600

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,343

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oak Shores	San Simeon
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	18.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	20.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.0%	5.6%
55 to 64	21.6%	52.2%
65 to 74	15.7%	18.3%
75 and over	13.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oak Shores	San Simeon
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	37.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	62.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oak Shores	San Simeon
No high school diploma	0.0%	46.5%
High school graduate	31.6%	15.1%
Some college or associate's	53.4%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oak Shores	San Simeon
Drove alone	87.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	12.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oak Shores	San Simeon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	18.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	31.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	22.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	27.4%

Poverty & households

	Oak Shores	San Simeon
Poverty rate	23.5%	4.0%
Average household size	1.82	1.74
Median year structure built	1993	1979