El Granada vs Portola Valley

A side-by-side comparison of El Granada and Portola Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

El Granada and Portola Valley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

El Granada has the higher population (5,231 vs 4,329 in Portola Valley). Portola Valley has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $226,384 in El Granada). Portola Valley has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,425,800 in El Granada).

Population, income & housing

	El Granada	Portola Valley
Population	5,231	4,329
Median age	49.7 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$226,384	$250,001
Median home value	$1,425,800	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$2,034	$3,501
Housing units	2,140	1,840
Homeownership rate	87.4%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	82.8%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	El Granada	Portola Valley
Population	6,102 → 5,231 (-14.3%)	4,592 → 4,329 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$158,939 → $226,384 (+42.4%)	$224,554 → $250,001 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$1,122,200 → $1,425,800 (+27.1%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,202 → $2,034 (-7.6%)	$2,986 → $3,501 (+17.2%)

El Granada

Population

6,1025,231

Median household income

$158,939$226,384

Median home value

$1,122,200$1,425,800

Median gross rent

$2,202$2,034

Portola Valley

Population

4,5924,329

Median household income

$224,554$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,986$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	El Granada	Portola Valley
Under 5	2.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	13.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.9%
25 to 34	9.8%	3.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	8.3%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.6%
55 to 64	21.1%	12.2%
65 to 74	13.8%	19.7%
75 and over	6.4%	22.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	El Granada	Portola Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	75.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	9.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	El Granada	Portola Valley
No high school diploma	6.0%	1.4%
High school graduate	13.1%	1.5%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26.6%	51.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	El Granada	Portola Valley
Drove alone	61.9%	39.5%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	3.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.9%
Worked from home	29.3%	51.1%
Other means	2.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	El Granada	Portola Valley
1-unit, detached	93.1%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	El Granada	Portola Valley
Poverty rate	4.2%	5.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	36	28
Median year structure built	1980	1970