Aptos vs Rio del Mar

A side-by-side comparison of Aptos and Rio del Mar: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rio del Mar has the higher population (8,938 vs 6,124 in Aptos). Rio del Mar has the higher median household income ($150,313 vs $135,349 in Aptos). Rio del Mar has the higher median home value ($1,242,600 vs $1,098,200 in Aptos).

Population, income & housing

	Aptos	Rio del Mar
Population	6,124	8,938
Median age	49.5 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$135,349	$150,313
Median home value	$1,098,200	$1,242,600
Median gross rent	$1,826	$3,172
Housing units	2,734	4,804
Homeownership rate	70.0%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.3%	61.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aptos	Rio del Mar
Population	6,387 → 6,124 (-4.1%)	9,657 → 8,938 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$112,308 → $135,349 (+20.5%)	$104,416 → $150,313 (+44.0%)
Median home value	$828,400 → $1,098,200 (+32.6%)	$927,400 → $1,242,600 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,884 → $1,826 (-3.1%)	$2,235 → $3,172 (+41.9%)

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

Rio del Mar

Population

9,6578,938

Median household income

$104,416$150,313

Median home value

$927,400$1,242,600

Median gross rent

$2,235$3,172

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aptos	Rio del Mar
Under 5	3.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	10.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	13.2%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	4.0%
35 to 44	7.3%	10.9%
45 to 54	11.2%	17.4%
55 to 64	16.7%	16.9%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.6%
75 and over	10.6%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aptos	Rio del Mar
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	80.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aptos	Rio del Mar
No high school diploma	1.7%	1.5%
High school graduate	12.3%	7.1%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	30.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aptos	Rio del Mar
Drove alone	66.5%	59.8%
Carpooled	4.5%	7.7%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	18.9%	30.2%
Other means	1.1%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aptos	Rio del Mar
1-unit, detached	72.8%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Aptos	Rio del Mar
Poverty rate	4.0%	3.1%
Average household size	2.56	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	26	32
Median year structure built	1977	1973