Los Alamos vs New Cuyama

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

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

Los Alamos has the higher population (886 vs 542 in New Cuyama). New Cuyama has the higher median household income ($58,158 vs $53,673 in Los Alamos). Los Alamos has the higher median home value ($672,100 vs $192,300 in New Cuyama).

Population, income & housing

	Los Alamos	New Cuyama
Population	886	542
Median age	71.1 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,673	$58,158
Median home value	$672,100	$192,300
Housing units	619	299
Homeownership rate	79.4%	95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Los Alamos	New Cuyama
Population	1,634 → 886 (-45.8%)	660 → 542 (-17.9%)
Median household income	$64,583 → $53,673 (-16.9%)	$55,833 → $58,158 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$450,000 → $672,100 (+49.4%)	$128,600 → $192,300 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,669 → $536 (-67.9%)	$972 → $988 (+1.6%)

Los Alamos

Population

1,634886

Median household income

$64,583$53,673

Median home value

$450,000$672,100

Median gross rent

$1,669$536

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)

	Los Alamos	New Cuyama
Under 5	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	3.2%	18.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	4.5%	8.3%
35 to 44	1.7%	5.4%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	17.7%	14.0%
65 to 74	30.6%	24.9%
75 and over	30.7%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Los Alamos	New Cuyama
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	28.0%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	4.4%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	61.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Los Alamos	New Cuyama
No high school diploma	11.5%	23.2%
High school graduate	29.5%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Los Alamos	New Cuyama
Drove alone	49.9%	80.9%
Carpooled	25.7%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.5%	10.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Los Alamos	New Cuyama
1-unit, detached	85.6%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Los Alamos	New Cuyama
Poverty rate	3.3%	14.9%
Average household size	1.76	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1994	1956