Corralitos vs La Selva Beach

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

Corralitos 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.

La Selva Beach has the higher population (2,519 vs 1,906 in Corralitos). Corralitos has the higher median household income ($165,670 vs $159,094 in La Selva Beach). Corralitos has the higher median home value ($1,603,800 vs $1,195,100 in La Selva Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Corralitos	La Selva Beach
Population	1,906	2,519
Median age	62.1 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$165,670	$159,094
Median home value	$1,603,800	$1,195,100
Median gross rent	$2,707	$3,501
Housing units	1,066	1,254
Homeownership rate	74.0%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.2%	58.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Corralitos	La Selva Beach
Population	2,160 → 1,906 (-11.8%)	2,679 → 2,519 (-6.0%)
Median household income	$139,779 → $165,670 (+18.5%)	$102,639 → $159,094 (+55.0%)
Median home value	$959,800 → $1,603,800 (+67.1%)	$962,800 → $1,195,100 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,679 → $2,707 (+1.0%)	$2,309 → $3,501 (+51.6%)

Corralitos

Population

2,1601,906

Median household income

$139,779$165,670

Median home value

$959,800$1,603,800

Median gross rent

$2,679$2,707

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)

	Corralitos	La Selva Beach
Under 5	1.7%	1.2%
5 to 17	3.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	0.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.1%	7.0%
35 to 44	6.4%	19.2%
45 to 54	6.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	36.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	20.1%	14.4%
75 and over	13.2%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Corralitos	La Selva Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	33.5%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Corralitos	La Selva Beach
No high school diploma	2.8%	1.9%
High school graduate	8.3%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	49.7%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Corralitos	La Selva Beach
Drove alone	82.2%	77.4%
Carpooled	0.6%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	10.5%
Other means	1.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Corralitos	La Selva Beach
1-unit, detached	98.6%	82.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	10.7%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Corralitos	La Selva Beach
Poverty rate	6.3%	7.3%
Average household size	1.87	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1980	1980