Colma vs La Honda

A side-by-side comparison of Colma and La Honda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colma has the higher population (1,441 vs 1,094 in La Honda). La Honda has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $121,488 in Colma). Colma has the higher median home value ($1,040,900 vs $989,600 in La Honda).

Population, income & housing

	Colma	La Honda
Population	1,441	1,094
Median age	42.2 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$121,488	$250,001
Median home value	$1,040,900	$989,600
Median gross rent	$2,152	—
Housing units	571	651
Homeownership rate	47.0%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	86.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colma	La Honda
Population	1,302 → 1,441 (+10.7%)	960 → 1,094 (+14.0%)
Median household income	$95,357 → $121,488 (+27.4%)	$148,144 → $250,001 (+68.8%)
Median home value	$773,100 → $1,040,900 (+34.6%)	$688,000 → $989,600 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,229 → $2,152 (-3.5%)	$1,743 → $3,501 (+100.9%)

Colma

Population

1,3021,441

Median household income

$95,357$121,488

Median home value

$773,100$1,040,900

Median gross rent

$2,229$2,152

La Honda

Population

9601,094

Median household income

$148,144$250,001

Median home value

$688,000$989,600

Median gross rent

$1,743$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colma	La Honda
Under 5	4.8%	8.6%
5 to 17	16.4%	9.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	0.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	8.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	21.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	19.7%
75 and over	8.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colma	La Honda
White (non-Hispanic)	20.5%	68.0%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	25.1%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	7.5%
Two or more races	3.2%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	48.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colma	La Honda
No high school diploma	15.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.4%	5.7%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	8.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	71.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colma	La Honda
Drove alone	52.4%	57.2%
Carpooled	12.5%	7.7%
Public transit	9.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	7.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	27.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colma	La Honda
1-unit, detached	28.4%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	30.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	5.8%
20 or more units	9.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Colma	La Honda
Poverty rate	9.5%	2.8%
Average household size	3.00	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1988	1947