Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley vs Brookdale

A side-by-side comparison of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley and Brookdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley and Brookdale are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley has the higher population (1,999 vs 1,308 in Brookdale). Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley has the higher median household income ($154,591 vs $88,603 in Brookdale). Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley has the higher median home value ($980,800 vs $810,500 in Brookdale).

Population, income & housing

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Brookdale
Population	1,999	1,308
Median age	56.3 yrs	51.0 yrs
Median household income	$154,591	$88,603
Median home value	$980,800	$810,500
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,201
Housing units	793	708
Homeownership rate	81.8%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.9%	46.6%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Brookdale
Population	2,251 → 1,999 (-11.2%)	1,939 → 1,308 (-32.5%)
Median household income	$112,778 → $154,591 (+37.1%)	$108,790 → $88,603 (-18.6%)
Median home value	$823,800 → $980,800 (+19.1%)	$648,900 → $810,500 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,493 → $3,501 (+134.5%)	$909 → $1,201 (+32.1%)

Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley

Population

2,2511,999

Median household income

$112,778$154,591

Median home value

$823,800$980,800

Median gross rent

$1,493$3,501

Brookdale

Population

1,9391,308

Median household income

$108,790$88,603

Median home value

$648,900$810,500

Median gross rent

$909$1,201

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Brookdale
Under 5	5.8%	3.5%
5 to 17	8.8%	9.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.8%	6.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	14.1%
45 to 54	6.8%	16.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	17.9%
65 to 74	25.9%	20.1%
75 and over	12.5%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Brookdale
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Brookdale
No high school diploma	23.1%	4.8%
High school graduate	8.0%	5.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Brookdale
Drove alone	71.5%	67.4%
Carpooled	3.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	27.9%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Brookdale
1-unit, detached	74.0%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	Brookdale
Poverty rate	5.4%	10.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	49
Median year structure built	1976	1960