Pajaro Dunes vs Zayante

A side-by-side comparison of Pajaro Dunes and Zayante: population, income, housing, and more.

Pajaro Dunes and Zayante are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Zayante has the higher population (366 vs 103 in Pajaro Dunes). Pajaro Dunes has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $713,100 in Zayante). Since 2019, Zayante's population has grown faster (-53.9% vs -63.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Pajaro Dunes	Zayante
Population	103	366
Median age	70.5 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$164,234
Median home value	$2,000,001	$713,100
Median gross rent	—	$2,255
Housing units	513	258
Homeownership rate	100.0%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.0%	38.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pajaro Dunes	Zayante
Population	284 → 103 (-63.7%)	794 → 366 (-53.9%)
Median household income	—	$105,174 → $164,234 (+56.2%)
Median home value	$740,200 → $2,000,001 (+170.2%)	$589,900 → $713,100 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,977 → $3,010 (+1.1%)	$2,224 → $2,255 (+1.4%)

Pajaro Dunes

Population

284103

Median home value

$740,200$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,977$3,010

Zayante

Population

794366

Median household income

$105,174$164,234

Median home value

$589,900$713,100

Median gross rent

$2,224$2,255

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pajaro Dunes	Zayante
Under 5	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	1.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	27.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	21.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	3.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	24.3%
65 to 74	68.0%	9.6%
75 and over	21.4%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pajaro Dunes	Zayante
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	72.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	10.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	17.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pajaro Dunes	Zayante
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.0%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.4%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pajaro Dunes	Zayante
Drove alone	0.0%	70.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	23.4%
Other means	100.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pajaro Dunes	Zayante
1-unit, detached	49.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	10.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	23.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pajaro Dunes	Zayante
Poverty rate	10.7%	10.9%
Average household size	1.81	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1975	1964