Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley vs La Selva Beach

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

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

La Selva Beach has the higher population (2,519 vs 1,999 in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley). La Selva Beach has the higher median household income ($159,094 vs $154,591 in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley). La Selva Beach has the higher median home value ($1,195,100 vs $980,800 in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	La Selva Beach
Population	1,999	2,519
Median age	56.3 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$154,591	$159,094
Median home value	$980,800	$1,195,100
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,501
Housing units	793	1,254
Homeownership rate	81.8%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.9%	58.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	La Selva Beach
Population	2,251 → 1,999 (-11.2%)	2,679 → 2,519 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$112,778 → $154,591 (+37.1%)	$102,639 → $159,094 (+55.0%)
Median home value	$823,800 → $980,800 (+19.1%)	$962,800 → $1,195,100 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,493 → $3,501 (+134.5%)	$2,309 → $3,501 (+51.6%)

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

La Selva Beach

Population

2,6792,519

Median household income

$102,639$159,094

Median home value

$962,800$1,195,100

Median gross rent

$2,309$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	La Selva Beach
Under 5	5.8%	1.2%
5 to 17	8.8%	13.7%
18 to 24	2.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	7.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	19.2%
45 to 54	6.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	25.9%	14.4%
75 and over	12.5%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	La Selva Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.1%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	La Selva Beach
No high school diploma	23.1%	1.9%
High school graduate	8.0%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	La Selva Beach
Drove alone	71.5%	77.4%
Carpooled	3.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.2%	10.5%
Other means	2.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	La Selva Beach
1-unit, detached	74.0%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley	La Selva Beach
Poverty rate	5.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1976	1980