Ben Lomond vs Interlaken

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

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

Interlaken has the higher population (8,191 vs 6,849 in Ben Lomond). Ben Lomond has the higher median household income ($120,977 vs $111,021 in Interlaken). Ben Lomond has the higher median home value ($956,100 vs $787,400 in Interlaken).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Lomond	Interlaken
Population	6,849	8,191
Median age	46.1 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$120,977	$111,021
Median home value	$956,100	$787,400
Median gross rent	$2,550	$2,080
Housing units	2,726	2,103
Homeownership rate	74.9%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Lomond	Interlaken
Population	6,890 → 6,849 (-0.6%)	7,817 → 8,191 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$95,814 → $120,977 (+26.3%)	$75,488 → $111,021 (+47.1%)
Median home value	$720,200 → $956,100 (+32.8%)	$543,400 → $787,400 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,863 → $2,550 (+36.9%)	$1,711 → $2,080 (+21.6%)

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

Interlaken

Population

7,8178,191

Median household income

$75,488$111,021

Median home value

$543,400$787,400

Median gross rent

$1,711$2,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Lomond	Interlaken
Under 5	5.1%	7.9%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	11.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	15.1%	7.8%
75 and over	6.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Lomond	Interlaken
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	18.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	78.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Lomond	Interlaken
No high school diploma	2.8%	26.7%
High school graduate	10.9%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Lomond	Interlaken
Drove alone	71.0%	70.2%
Carpooled	5.9%	15.1%
Public transit	3.1%	2.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.2%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Lomond	Interlaken
1-unit, detached	83.7%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ben Lomond	Interlaken
Poverty rate	4.2%	8.2%
Average household size	2.57	3.83
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1963	1970