Ballard vs Cuyama

A side-by-side comparison of Ballard and Cuyama: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ballard has the higher population (796 vs 27 in Cuyama). Since 2019, Cuyama's population has grown faster (+58.8% vs +50.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Ballard	Cuyama
Population	796	27
Median age	40.3 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$113,750	—
Median home value	$1,589,300	—
Median gross rent	$2,260	—
Housing units	360	7
Homeownership rate	61.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballard	Cuyama
Population	529 → 796 (+50.5%)	17 → 27 (+58.8%)
Median household income	$124,375 → $113,750 (-8.5%)	—
Median home value	$914,800 → $1,589,300 (+73.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,583 → $2,260 (+42.8%)	—

Ballard

Population

529796

Median household income

$124,375$113,750

Median home value

$914,800$1,589,300

Median gross rent

$1,583$2,260

Cuyama

Population

1727

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballard	Cuyama
Under 5	14.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	14.8%
18 to 24	1.0%	25.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	25.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	33.3%
65 to 74	17.6%	0.0%
75 and over	5.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballard	Cuyama
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	33.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	66.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballard	Cuyama
No high school diploma	7.3%	18.8%
High school graduate	11.1%	81.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballard	Cuyama
Drove alone	60.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	0.0%
Other means	11.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballard	Cuyama
1-unit, detached	83.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ballard	Cuyama
Poverty rate	16.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.71	3.86
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1979	—