Ballard vs Garey

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

Ballard and Garey 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 38 in Garey). Garey has the higher median household income ($141,250 vs $113,750 in Ballard). Since 2019, Ballard's population has grown faster (+50.5% vs -80.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Ballard	Garey
Population	796	38
Median age	40.3 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$113,750	$141,250
Median home value	$1,589,300	—
Median gross rent	$2,260	—
Housing units	360	22
Homeownership rate	61.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	24.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballard	Garey
Population	529 → 796 (+50.5%)	191 → 38 (-80.1%)
Median household income	$124,375 → $113,750 (-8.5%)	$101,250 → $141,250 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$914,800 → $1,589,300 (+73.7%)	$450,000 → $368,200 (-18.2%)
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

Garey

Population

19138

Median household income

$101,250$141,250

Median home value

$450,000$368,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballard	Garey
Under 5	14.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	10.5%
18 to 24	1.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	15.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.1%	18.4%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.5%
65 to 74	17.6%	44.7%
75 and over	5.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballard	Garey
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	84.2%
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%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballard	Garey
No high school diploma	7.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	11.1%	67.6%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	11.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballard	Garey
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	Garey
1-unit, detached	83.9%	86.4%
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%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Ballard	Garey
Poverty rate	16.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.71	1.73
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1979	1985