Aptos vs Twin Lakes

A side-by-side comparison of Aptos and Twin Lakes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Aptos has the higher population (6,124 vs 4,895 in Twin Lakes). Aptos has the higher median household income ($135,349 vs $81,288 in Twin Lakes). Aptos has the higher median home value ($1,098,200 vs $958,300 in Twin Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Aptos	Twin Lakes
Population	6,124	4,895
Median age	49.5 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$135,349	$81,288
Median home value	$1,098,200	$958,300
Median gross rent	$1,826	$2,221
Housing units	2,734	2,841
Homeownership rate	70.0%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.3%	47.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aptos	Twin Lakes
Population	6,387 → 6,124 (-4.1%)	5,196 → 4,895 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$112,308 → $135,349 (+20.5%)	$53,508 → $81,288 (+51.9%)
Median home value	$828,400 → $1,098,200 (+32.6%)	$788,000 → $958,300 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,884 → $1,826 (-3.1%)	$1,477 → $2,221 (+50.4%)

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

Twin Lakes

Population

5,1964,895

Median household income

$53,508$81,288

Median home value

$788,000$958,300

Median gross rent

$1,477$2,221

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aptos	Twin Lakes
Under 5	3.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	10.4%	6.4%
18 to 24	13.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	21.1%
35 to 44	7.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	8.4%
55 to 64	16.7%	15.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	9.8%
75 and over	10.6%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aptos	Twin Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	71.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	16.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aptos	Twin Lakes
No high school diploma	1.7%	5.4%
High school graduate	12.3%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	26.1%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aptos	Twin Lakes
Drove alone	66.5%	70.6%
Carpooled	4.5%	3.2%
Public transit	1.8%	0.3%
Walked	6.8%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	6.5%
Worked from home	18.9%	12.5%
Other means	1.1%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aptos	Twin Lakes
1-unit, detached	72.8%	37.7%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	12.5%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	7.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	21.8%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Aptos	Twin Lakes
Poverty rate	4.0%	15.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1977	1968