Rio del Mar vs Scotts Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Rio del Mar and Scotts Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Rio del Mar and Scotts Valley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Scotts Valley has the higher population (12,138 vs 8,938 in Rio del Mar). Rio del Mar has the higher median household income ($150,313 vs $140,887 in Scotts Valley). Rio del Mar has the higher median home value ($1,242,600 vs $1,092,000 in Scotts Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Rio del Mar	Scotts Valley
Population	8,938	12,138
Median age	51.4 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$150,313	$140,887
Median home value	$1,242,600	$1,092,000
Median gross rent	$3,172	$2,362
Housing units	4,804	5,440
Homeownership rate	77.6%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.4%	54.4%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rio del Mar	Scotts Valley
Population	9,657 → 8,938 (-7.4%)	11,863 → 12,138 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$104,416 → $150,313 (+44.0%)	$108,289 → $140,887 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$927,400 → $1,242,600 (+34.0%)	$815,600 → $1,092,000 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,235 → $3,172 (+41.9%)	$1,975 → $2,362 (+19.6%)

Rio del Mar

Population

9,6578,938

Median household income

$104,416$150,313

Median home value

$927,400$1,242,600

Median gross rent

$2,235$3,172

Scotts Valley

Population

11,86312,138

Median household income

$108,289$140,887

Median home value

$815,600$1,092,000

Median gross rent

$1,975$2,362

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rio del Mar	Scotts Valley
Under 5	3.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.9%	11.7%
18 to 24	7.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	4.0%	9.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	17.4%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	18.0%
65 to 74	13.6%	12.9%
75 and over	12.4%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rio del Mar	Scotts Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	74.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rio del Mar	Scotts Valley
No high school diploma	1.5%	4.7%
High school graduate	7.1%	10.2%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	30.4%	22.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rio del Mar	Scotts Valley
Drove alone	59.8%	66.7%
Carpooled	7.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	2.0%
Worked from home	30.2%	24.5%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rio del Mar	Scotts Valley
1-unit, detached	78.2%	54.7%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	12.4%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	7.1%
20 or more units	1.8%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Rio del Mar	Scotts Valley
Poverty rate	3.1%	4.8%
Average household size	2.36	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1973	1985