Santa Margarita vs Shandon

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

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

Shandon has the higher population (1,042 vs 665 in Santa Margarita). Santa Margarita has the higher median home value ($643,100 vs $432,700 in Shandon). Since 2019, Shandon's population has grown faster (-4.0% vs -40.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Santa Margarita	Shandon
Population	665	1,042
Median age	62.3 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$91,389
Median home value	$643,100	$432,700
Median gross rent	$634	—
Housing units	459	322
Homeownership rate	34.7%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.2%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Santa Margarita	Shandon
Population	1,122 → 665 (-40.7%)	1,085 → 1,042 (-4.0%)
Median household income	—	$51,518 → $91,389 (+77.4%)
Median home value	$525,300 → $643,100 (+22.4%)	$290,900 → $432,700 (+48.7%)
Median gross rent	$978 → $634 (-35.2%)	$1,706 → $1,851 (+8.5%)

Santa Margarita

Population

1,122665

Median home value

$525,300$643,100

Median gross rent

$978$634

Shandon

Population

1,0851,042

Median household income

$51,518$91,389

Median home value

$290,900$432,700

Median gross rent

$1,706$1,851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Santa Margarita	Shandon
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	24.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	23.5%	23.5%
35 to 44	15.3%	14.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.9%
55 to 64	21.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	6.6%
75 and over	28.4%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Santa Margarita	Shandon
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	32.9%
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%	1.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	58.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Santa Margarita	Shandon
No high school diploma	2.1%	23.0%
High school graduate	39.3%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	8.5%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Santa Margarita	Shandon
Drove alone	36.3%	92.3%
Carpooled	26.1%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	34.3%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Santa Margarita	Shandon
1-unit, detached	48.1%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Santa Margarita	Shandon
Poverty rate	2.1%	2.5%
Average household size	1.53	3.34
Mean commute (minutes)	20	31
Median year structure built	1986	1987