Benicia vs Hartley

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

Benicia and Hartley 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 1,966 in Hartley). Benicia has the higher median household income ($125,040 vs $120,354 in Hartley). Hartley has the higher median home value ($864,100 vs $778,600 in Benicia).

Population, income & housing

	Benicia	Hartley
Population	26,861	1,966
Median age	45.1 yrs	54.9 yrs
Median household income	$125,040	$120,354
Median home value	$778,600	$864,100
Median gross rent	$2,234	$1,115
Housing units	11,454	1,017
Homeownership rate	71.2%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	0.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benicia	Hartley
Population	28,192 → 26,861 (-4.7%)	2,960 → 1,966 (-33.6%)
Median household income	$103,413 → $125,040 (+20.9%)	$108,510 → $120,354 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$585,600 → $778,600 (+33.0%)	$541,700 → $864,100 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,858 → $2,234 (+20.2%)	$1,303 → $1,115 (-14.4%)

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

Hartley

Population

2,9601,966

Median household income

$108,510$120,354

Median home value

$541,700$864,100

Median gross rent

$1,303$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benicia	Hartley
Under 5	4.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	8.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	24.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	12.8%
75 and over	7.2%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benicia	Hartley
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	81.5%
Black or African American	3.5%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	12.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benicia	Hartley
No high school diploma	4.5%	10.9%
High school graduate	15.9%	21.3%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benicia	Hartley
Drove alone	66.2%	72.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	11.0%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.9%	16.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benicia	Hartley
1-unit, detached	64.3%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Benicia	Hartley
Poverty rate	6.9%	7.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1981	1979