San Simeon vs Santa Margarita

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

San Simeon 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 301 in San Simeon). Santa Margarita has the higher median home value ($643,100 vs $276,600 in San Simeon). Since 2019, Santa Margarita's population has grown faster (-40.7% vs -54.3%).

Population, income & housing

	San Simeon	Santa Margarita
Population	301	665
Median age	59.3 yrs	62.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,705	—
Median home value	$276,600	$643,100
Median gross rent	$1,343	$634
Housing units	296	459
Homeownership rate	40.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Simeon	Santa Margarita
Population	658 → 301 (-54.3%)	1,122 → 665 (-40.7%)
Median household income	$52,578 → $54,705 (+4.0%)	—
Median home value	$288,300 → $276,600 (-4.1%)	$525,300 → $643,100 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,111 → $1,343 (+20.9%)	$978 → $634 (-35.2%)

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

Santa Margarita

Population

1,122665

Median home value

$525,300$643,100

Median gross rent

$978$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Simeon	Santa Margarita
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	18.6%	4.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	23.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.3%
45 to 54	5.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	52.2%	21.4%
65 to 74	18.3%	6.8%
75 and over	5.3%	28.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Simeon	Santa Margarita
White (non-Hispanic)	37.9%	82.6%
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%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	62.1%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Simeon	Santa Margarita
No high school diploma	46.5%	2.1%
High school graduate	15.1%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	8.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	39.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Simeon	Santa Margarita
Drove alone	100.0%	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	0.0%	34.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Simeon	Santa Margarita
1-unit, detached	18.9%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	31.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.4%	51.9%

Poverty & households

	San Simeon	Santa Margarita
Poverty rate	4.0%	2.1%
Average household size	1.74	1.53
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1979	1986