Allendale vs Benicia

A side-by-side comparison of Allendale and Benicia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Benicia has the higher population (26,861 vs 1,915 in Allendale). Benicia has the higher median household income ($125,040 vs $110,284 in Allendale). Allendale has the higher median home value ($1,001,500 vs $778,600 in Benicia).

Population, income & housing

	Allendale	Benicia
Population	1,915	26,861
Median age	50.9 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$110,284	$125,040
Median home value	$1,001,500	$778,600
Median gross rent	$3,086	$2,234
Housing units	660	11,454
Homeownership rate	76.1%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	45.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allendale	Benicia
Population	1,388 → 1,915 (+38.0%)	28,192 → 26,861 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$121,081 → $110,284 (-8.9%)	$103,413 → $125,040 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$593,100 → $1,001,500 (+68.9%)	$585,600 → $778,600 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$3,268 → $3,086 (-5.6%)	$1,858 → $2,234 (+20.2%)

Allendale

Population

1,3881,915

Median household income

$121,081$110,284

Median home value

$593,100$1,001,500

Median gross rent

$3,268$3,086

Benicia

Population

28,19226,861

Median household income

$103,413$125,040

Median home value

$585,600$778,600

Median gross rent

$1,858$2,234

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allendale	Benicia
Under 5	3.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	9.7%	15.9%
18 to 24	15.2%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	19.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	14.9%
75 and over	12.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allendale	Benicia
White (non-Hispanic)	59.6%	59.5%
Black or African American	5.6%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.1%	12.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	7.6%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allendale	Benicia
No high school diploma	9.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	20.3%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	30.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allendale	Benicia
Drove alone	82.3%	66.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.8%	20.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allendale	Benicia
1-unit, detached	85.3%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Allendale	Benicia
Poverty rate	8.7%	6.9%
Average household size	3.00	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1982	1981