Mission Canyon vs Summerland

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

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

Mission Canyon has the higher population (2,296 vs 1,248 in Summerland). Mission Canyon has the higher median household income ($211,375 vs $133,083 in Summerland). Summerland has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,890,900 in Mission Canyon).

Population, income & housing

	Mission Canyon	Summerland
Population	2,296	1,248
Median age	50.0 yrs	53.3 yrs
Median household income	$211,375	$133,083
Median home value	$1,890,900	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	$3,501	—
Housing units	1,004	729
Homeownership rate	72.7%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	73.7%	54.3%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mission Canyon	Summerland
Population	2,508 → 2,296 (-8.5%)	844 → 1,248 (+47.9%)
Median household income	$135,972 → $211,375 (+55.5%)	$73,031 → $133,083 (+82.2%)
Median home value	$1,165,900 → $1,890,900 (+62.2%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,181 → $3,501 (+60.5%)	$3,013 → $2,170 (-28.0%)

Mission Canyon

Population

2,5082,296

Median household income

$135,972$211,375

Median home value

$1,165,900$1,890,900

Median gross rent

$2,181$3,501

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)

	Mission Canyon	Summerland
Under 5	5.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	11.6%	11.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	3.5%
35 to 44	10.8%	6.7%
45 to 54	15.9%	21.6%
55 to 64	16.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	14.1%	11.9%
75 and over	9.0%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mission Canyon	Summerland
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	52.2%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	14.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.8%
Two or more races	9.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	26.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mission Canyon	Summerland
No high school diploma	4.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	3.6%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	13.8%
Bachelor's degree	41.5%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	32.2%	27.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mission Canyon	Summerland
Drove alone	53.1%	50.0%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.0%	50.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mission Canyon	Summerland
1-unit, detached	92.1%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	9.2%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mission Canyon	Summerland
Poverty rate	2.9%	5.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1956	1968