Ballard vs Sisquoc

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

Ballard and Sisquoc 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 183 in Sisquoc). Ballard has the higher median home value ($1,589,300 vs $550,900 in Sisquoc). Since 2019, Ballard's population has grown faster (+50.5% vs +8.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ballard	Sisquoc
Population	796	183
Median age	40.3 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$113,750	—
Median home value	$1,589,300	$550,900
Median gross rent	$2,260	$1,690
Housing units	360	86
Homeownership rate	61.9%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballard	Sisquoc
Population	529 → 796 (+50.5%)	169 → 183 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$124,375 → $113,750 (-8.5%)	$63,750 → $72,000 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$914,800 → $1,589,300 (+73.7%)	$293,800 → $550,900 (+87.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,583 → $2,260 (+42.8%)	$1,333 → $1,690 (+26.8%)

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

Sisquoc

Population

169183

Median household income

$63,750$72,000

Median home value

$293,800$550,900

Median gross rent

$1,333$1,690

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballard	Sisquoc
Under 5	14.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.2%	13.1%
18 to 24	1.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	12.6%	19.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.3%
45 to 54	10.1%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.7%	2.7%
65 to 74	17.6%	25.1%
75 and over	5.8%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballard	Sisquoc
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	56.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.0%
Asian	2.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballard	Sisquoc
No high school diploma	7.3%	10.1%
High school graduate	11.1%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballard	Sisquoc
Drove alone	60.3%	66.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	33.3%
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	Sisquoc
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	Sisquoc
Poverty rate	16.1%	20.8%
Average household size	2.71	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1979	1944