Benicia vs Vacaville

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

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

Vacaville has the higher population (102,085 vs 26,861 in Benicia). Benicia has the higher median household income ($125,040 vs $108,580 in Vacaville). Benicia has the higher median home value ($778,600 vs $596,700 in Vacaville).

Population, income & housing

	Benicia	Vacaville
Population	26,861	102,085
Median age	45.1 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$125,040	$108,580
Median home value	$778,600	$596,700
Median gross rent	$2,234	$2,227
Housing units	11,454	36,173
Homeownership rate	71.2%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	27.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benicia	Vacaville
Population	28,192 → 26,861 (-4.7%)	98,875 → 102,085 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$103,413 → $125,040 (+20.9%)	$87,823 → $108,580 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$585,600 → $778,600 (+33.0%)	$422,400 → $596,700 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,858 → $2,234 (+20.2%)	$1,641 → $2,227 (+35.7%)

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

Vacaville

Population

98,875102,085

Median household income

$87,823$108,580

Median home value

$422,400$596,700

Median gross rent

$1,641$2,227

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benicia	Vacaville
Under 5	4.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	15.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	14.6%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	14.9%	9.6%
75 and over	7.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benicia	Vacaville
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	45.9%
Black or African American	3.5%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	12.0%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.5%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	8.5%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	26.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benicia	Vacaville
No high school diploma	4.5%	8.5%
High school graduate	15.9%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benicia	Vacaville
Drove alone	66.2%	78.3%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.2%
Public transit	3.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	20.9%	11.7%
Other means	1.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benicia	Vacaville
1-unit, detached	64.3%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	7.8%
20 or more units	6.1%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Benicia	Vacaville
Poverty rate	6.9%	7.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1981	1985