New Cuyama vs Sisquoc

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

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

New Cuyama has the higher population (542 vs 183 in Sisquoc). Sisquoc has the higher median home value ($550,900 vs $192,300 in New Cuyama). Since 2019, Sisquoc's population has grown faster (+8.3% vs -17.9%).

Population, income & housing

	New Cuyama	Sisquoc
Population	542	183
Median age	48.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,158	—
Median home value	$192,300	$550,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,690
Housing units	299	86
Homeownership rate	95.3%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Cuyama	Sisquoc
Population	660 → 542 (-17.9%)	169 → 183 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$55,833 → $58,158 (+4.2%)	$63,750 → $72,000 (+12.9%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $192,300 (+49.5%)	$293,800 → $550,900 (+87.5%)
Median gross rent	$972 → $988 (+1.6%)	$1,333 → $1,690 (+26.8%)

New Cuyama

Population

660542

Median household income

$55,833$58,158

Median home value

$128,600$192,300

Median gross rent

$972$988

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)

	New Cuyama	Sisquoc
Under 5	5.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.5%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	10.9%
25 to 34	8.3%	19.7%
35 to 44	5.4%	9.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	2.7%
65 to 74	24.9%	25.1%
75 and over	3.1%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Cuyama	Sisquoc
White (non-Hispanic)	28.0%	56.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	6.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.4%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	61.4%	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Cuyama	Sisquoc
No high school diploma	23.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	25.4%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Cuyama	Sisquoc
Drove alone	80.9%	66.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	33.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	0.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Cuyama	Sisquoc
1-unit, detached	96.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	New Cuyama	Sisquoc
Poverty rate	14.9%	20.8%
Average household size	2.56	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1956	1944