Ben Lomond vs Soquel

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

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

Soquel has the higher population (10,691 vs 6,849 in Ben Lomond). Ben Lomond has the higher median household income ($120,977 vs $114,991 in Soquel). Ben Lomond has the higher median home value ($956,100 vs $908,500 in Soquel).

Population, income & housing

	Ben Lomond	Soquel
Population	6,849	10,691
Median age	46.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$120,977	$114,991
Median home value	$956,100	$908,500
Median gross rent	$2,550	$2,293
Housing units	2,726	4,381
Homeownership rate	74.9%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.2%	44.7%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ben Lomond	Soquel
Population	6,890 → 6,849 (-0.6%)	10,883 → 10,691 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$95,814 → $120,977 (+26.3%)	$93,305 → $114,991 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$720,200 → $956,100 (+32.8%)	$712,300 → $908,500 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,863 → $2,550 (+36.9%)	$1,990 → $2,293 (+15.2%)

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

Soquel

Population

10,88310,691

Median household income

$93,305$114,991

Median home value

$712,300$908,500

Median gross rent

$1,990$2,293

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ben Lomond	Soquel
Under 5	5.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	7.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	15.2%
75 and over	6.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ben Lomond	Soquel
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	69.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ben Lomond	Soquel
No high school diploma	2.8%	5.5%
High school graduate	10.9%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ben Lomond	Soquel
Drove alone	71.0%	70.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.3%
Public transit	3.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	1.4%
Worked from home	17.3%	14.7%
Other means	0.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ben Lomond	Soquel
1-unit, detached	83.7%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	22.3%

Poverty & households

	Ben Lomond	Soquel
Poverty rate	4.2%	6.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	36	23
Median year structure built	1963	1977