Bella Vista vs Palo Cedro

A side-by-side comparison of Bella Vista and Palo Cedro: population, income, housing, and more.

Bella Vista and Palo Cedro are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bella Vista has the higher population (3,843 vs 3,561 in Palo Cedro). Palo Cedro has the higher median household income ($118,542 vs $88,318 in Bella Vista). Palo Cedro has the higher median home value ($529,900 vs $439,600 in Bella Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Bella Vista	Palo Cedro
Population	3,843	3,561
Median age	47.3 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,318	$118,542
Median home value	$439,600	$529,900
Median gross rent	$862	$1,204
Housing units	1,409	1,219
Homeownership rate	85.7%	95.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bella Vista	Palo Cedro
Population	2,427 → 3,843 (+58.3%)	1,143 → 3,561 (+211.5%)
Median household income	$64,258 → $88,318 (+37.4%)	$74,931 → $118,542 (+58.2%)
Median home value	$320,500 → $439,600 (+37.2%)	$368,300 → $529,900 (+43.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,344 → $862 (-35.9%)	$1,806 → $1,204 (-33.3%)

Bella Vista

Population

2,4273,843

Median household income

$64,258$88,318

Median home value

$320,500$439,600

Median gross rent

$1,344$862

Palo Cedro

Population

1,1433,561

Median household income

$74,931$118,542

Median home value

$368,300$529,900

Median gross rent

$1,806$1,204

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bella Vista	Palo Cedro
Under 5	6.4%	8.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	23.6%
18 to 24	4.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	9.1%	8.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.3%
75 and over	11.8%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bella Vista	Palo Cedro
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	1.2%
Asian	6.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bella Vista	Palo Cedro
No high school diploma	9.6%	3.1%
High school graduate	18.8%	15.0%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bella Vista	Palo Cedro
Drove alone	79.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	10.4%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	17.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bella Vista	Palo Cedro
1-unit, detached	73.3%	94.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.8%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Bella Vista	Palo Cedro
Poverty rate	5.6%	3.1%
Average household size	2.88	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1985	1978