Ballard vs Summerland

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

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

Summerland has the higher population (1,248 vs 796 in Ballard). Summerland has the higher median household income ($133,083 vs $113,750 in Ballard). Summerland has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,589,300 in Ballard).

Population, income & housing

	Ballard	Summerland
Population	796	1,248
Median age	40.3 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$113,750	$133,083
Median home value	$1,589,300	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$2,260	—
Housing units	360	729
Homeownership rate	61.9%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.8%	54.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballard	Summerland
Population	529 → 796 (+50.5%)	844 → 1,248 (+47.9%)
Median household income	$124,375 → $113,750 (-8.5%)	$73,031 → $133,083 (+82.2%)
Median home value	$914,800 → $1,589,300 (+73.7%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,583 → $2,260 (+42.8%)	$3,013 → $2,170 (-28.0%)

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

Summerland

Population

8441,248

Median household income

$73,031$133,083

Median home value

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

Median gross rent

$3,013$2,170

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballard	Summerland
Under 5	14.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	15.2%	11.9%
18 to 24	1.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.6%	3.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.7%
45 to 54	10.1%	21.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	17.6%	11.9%
75 and over	5.8%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballard	Summerland
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	52.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	14.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.8%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballard	Summerland
No high school diploma	7.3%	7.2%
High school graduate	11.1%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27.0%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballard	Summerland
Drove alone	60.3%	50.0%
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%	50.0%
Other means	11.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballard	Summerland
1-unit, detached	83.9%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	11.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ballard	Summerland
Poverty rate	16.1%	5.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1979	1968