Ballard vs New Cuyama

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

Ballard and New 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 542 in New Cuyama). Ballard has the higher median household income ($113,750 vs $58,158 in New Cuyama). Ballard has the higher median home value ($1,589,300 vs $192,300 in New Cuyama).

Population, income & housing

	Ballard	New Cuyama
Population	796	542
Median age	40.3 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$113,750	$58,158
Median home value	$1,589,300	$192,300
Median gross rent	$2,260	—
Housing units	360	299
Homeownership rate	61.9%	95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballard	New Cuyama
Population	529 → 796 (+50.5%)	660 → 542 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$124,375 → $113,750 (-8.5%)	$55,833 → $58,158 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$914,800 → $1,589,300 (+73.7%)	$128,600 → $192,300 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,583 → $2,260 (+42.8%)	$972 → $988 (+1.6%)

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

New Cuyama

Population

660542

Median household income

$55,833$58,158

Median home value

$128,600$192,300

Median gross rent

$972$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballard	New Cuyama
Under 5	14.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	1.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	8.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	5.4%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	17.6%	24.9%
75 and over	5.8%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballard	New Cuyama
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	28.0%
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%	4.4%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	61.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballard	New Cuyama
No high school diploma	7.3%	23.2%
High school graduate	11.1%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballard	New Cuyama
Drove alone	60.3%	80.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	10.9%
Other means	11.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballard	New Cuyama
1-unit, detached	83.9%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	3.7%
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	New Cuyama
Poverty rate	16.1%	14.9%
Average household size	2.71	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1979	1956