Aptos vs Ben Lomond

A side-by-side comparison of Aptos and Ben Lomond: population, income, housing, and more.

Aptos and Ben Lomond are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ben Lomond has the higher population (6,849 vs 6,124 in Aptos). Aptos has the higher median household income ($135,349 vs $120,977 in Ben Lomond). Aptos has the higher median home value ($1,098,200 vs $956,100 in Ben Lomond).

Population, income & housing

	Aptos	Ben Lomond
Population	6,124	6,849
Median age	49.5 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$135,349	$120,977
Median home value	$1,098,200	$956,100
Median gross rent	$1,826	$2,550
Housing units	2,734	2,726
Homeownership rate	70.0%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.3%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aptos	Ben Lomond
Population	6,387 → 6,124 (-4.1%)	6,890 → 6,849 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$112,308 → $135,349 (+20.5%)	$95,814 → $120,977 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$828,400 → $1,098,200 (+32.6%)	$720,200 → $956,100 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,884 → $1,826 (-3.1%)	$1,863 → $2,550 (+36.9%)

Aptos

Population

6,3876,124

Median household income

$112,308$135,349

Median home value

$828,400$1,098,200

Median gross rent

$1,884$1,826

Ben Lomond

Population

6,8906,849

Median household income

$95,814$120,977

Median home value

$720,200$956,100

Median gross rent

$1,863$2,550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aptos	Ben Lomond
Under 5	3.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	10.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	13.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	8.6%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.2%	14.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	15.1%
75 and over	10.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aptos	Ben Lomond
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aptos	Ben Lomond
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.8%
High school graduate	12.3%	10.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aptos	Ben Lomond
Drove alone	66.5%	71.0%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.9%
Public transit	1.8%	3.1%
Walked	6.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.9%
Worked from home	18.9%	17.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aptos	Ben Lomond
1-unit, detached	72.8%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Aptos	Ben Lomond
Poverty rate	4.0%	4.2%
Average household size	2.56	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	26	36
Median year structure built	1977	1963