Ben Lomond vs Capitola

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

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

Capitola has the higher population (9,813 vs 6,849 in Ben Lomond). Ben Lomond has the higher median household income ($120,977 vs $96,412 in Capitola). Ben Lomond has the higher median home value ($956,100 vs $746,000 in Capitola).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Lomond	Capitola
Population	6,849	9,813
Median age	46.1 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$120,977	$96,412
Median home value	$956,100	$746,000
Median gross rent	$2,550	$2,376
Housing units	2,726	5,086
Homeownership rate	74.9%	50.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	45.6%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Lomond	Capitola
Population	6,890 → 6,849 (-0.6%)	10,121 → 9,813 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$95,814 → $120,977 (+26.3%)	$71,059 → $96,412 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$720,200 → $956,100 (+32.8%)	$721,900 → $746,000 (+3.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,863 → $2,550 (+36.9%)	$1,780 → $2,376 (+33.5%)

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

Capitola

Population

10,1219,813

Median household income

$71,059$96,412

Median home value

$721,900$746,000

Median gross rent

$1,780$2,376

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Lomond	Capitola
Under 5	5.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	17.2%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	14.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	15.1%	14.8%
75 and over	6.1%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Lomond	Capitola
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	59.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	31.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Lomond	Capitola
No high school diploma	2.8%	9.0%
High school graduate	10.9%	13.5%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Lomond	Capitola
Drove alone	71.0%	56.5%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.7%
Public transit	3.1%	1.1%
Walked	1.6%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.2%
Worked from home	17.3%	25.7%
Other means	0.2%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Lomond	Capitola
1-unit, detached	83.7%	36.2%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	27.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Ben Lomond	Capitola
Poverty rate	4.2%	13.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1963	1975