Bonny Doon vs La Selva Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Bonny Doon and La Selva Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

Bonny Doon and La Selva Beach are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bonny Doon has the higher population (2,946 vs 2,519 in La Selva Beach). Bonny Doon has the higher median household income ($163,125 vs $159,094 in La Selva Beach). La Selva Beach has the higher median home value ($1,195,100 vs $1,135,600 in Bonny Doon).

Population, income & housing

	Bonny Doon	La Selva Beach
Population	2,946	2,519
Median age	43.8 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$163,125	$159,094
Median home value	$1,135,600	$1,195,100
Median gross rent	$1,767	$3,501
Housing units	1,002	1,254
Homeownership rate	84.5%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.5%	58.8%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonny Doon	La Selva Beach
Population	3,096 → 2,946 (-4.8%)	2,679 → 2,519 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$109,231 → $163,125 (+49.3%)	$102,639 → $159,094 (+55.0%)
Median home value	$868,600 → $1,135,600 (+30.7%)	$962,800 → $1,195,100 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,170 → $1,767 (+51.0%)	$2,309 → $3,501 (+51.6%)

Bonny Doon

Population

3,0962,946

Median household income

$109,231$163,125

Median home value

$868,600$1,135,600

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,767

La Selva Beach

Population

2,6792,519

Median household income

$102,639$159,094

Median home value

$962,800$1,195,100

Median gross rent

$2,309$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonny Doon	La Selva Beach
Under 5	2.8%	1.2%
5 to 17	13.8%	13.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	7.0%
35 to 44	10.1%	19.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	18.0%	14.4%
75 and over	3.3%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonny Doon	La Selva Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.9%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonny Doon	La Selva Beach
No high school diploma	1.6%	1.9%
High school graduate	19.5%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	31.1%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonny Doon	La Selva Beach
Drove alone	49.9%	77.4%
Carpooled	15.0%	5.2%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	10.5%
Other means	2.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonny Doon	La Selva Beach
1-unit, detached	91.7%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bonny Doon	La Selva Beach
Poverty rate	9.9%	7.3%
Average household size	2.86	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	43	32
Median year structure built	1975	1980