Colma vs Pescadero

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

Colma and Pescadero 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 478 in Pescadero). Pescadero has the higher median home value ($1,843,800 vs $1,040,900 in Colma). Since 2019, Pescadero's population has grown faster (+118.3% vs +10.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Colma	Pescadero
Population	1,441	478
Median age	42.2 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$121,488	—
Median home value	$1,040,900	$1,843,800
Median gross rent	$2,152	—
Housing units	571	134
Homeownership rate	47.0%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	26.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colma	Pescadero
Population	1,302 → 1,441 (+10.7%)	219 → 478 (+118.3%)
Median household income	$95,357 → $121,488 (+27.4%)	—
Median home value	$773,100 → $1,040,900 (+34.6%)	$986,800 → $1,843,800 (+86.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,229 → $2,152 (-3.5%)	—

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

Pescadero

Population

219478

Median home value

$986,800$1,843,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colma	Pescadero
Under 5	4.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.4%	6.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	14.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	32.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.9%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	5.2%
75 and over	8.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colma	Pescadero
White (non-Hispanic)	20.5%	30.8%
Black or African American	3.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	25.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	14.2%
Hispanic or Latino	48.0%	55.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colma	Pescadero
No high school diploma	15.1%	40.3%
High school graduate	27.4%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	10.5%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colma	Pescadero
Drove alone	52.4%	47.2%
Carpooled	12.5%	28.3%
Public transit	9.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.9%	22.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colma	Pescadero
1-unit, detached	28.4%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	30.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.8%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Colma	Pescadero
Poverty rate	9.5%	4.0%
Average household size	3.00	3.30
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1988	1994