Benicia vs Vallejo

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

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

Vallejo has the higher population (124,637 vs 26,861 in Benicia). Benicia has the higher median household income ($125,040 vs $89,496 in Vallejo). Benicia has the higher median home value ($778,600 vs $557,500 in Vallejo).

Population, income & housing

	Benicia	Vallejo
Population	26,861	124,637
Median age	45.1 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$125,040	$89,496
Median home value	$778,600	$557,500
Median gross rent	$2,234	$2,013
Housing units	11,454	46,395
Homeownership rate	71.2%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benicia	Vallejo
Population	28,192 → 26,861 (-4.7%)	121,267 → 124,637 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$103,413 → $125,040 (+20.9%)	$69,405 → $89,496 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$585,600 → $778,600 (+33.0%)	$370,000 → $557,500 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,858 → $2,234 (+20.2%)	$1,532 → $2,013 (+31.4%)

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

Vallejo

Population

121,267124,637

Median household income

$69,405$89,496

Median home value

$370,000$557,500

Median gross rent

$1,532$2,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benicia	Vallejo
Under 5	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.6%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	14.9%	10.8%
75 and over	7.2%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benicia	Vallejo
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	21.6%
Black or African American	3.5%	17.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	12.0%	22.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.9%
Some other race	0.9%	1.3%
Two or more races	8.5%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	30.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benicia	Vallejo
No high school diploma	4.5%	12.5%
High school graduate	15.9%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benicia	Vallejo
Drove alone	66.2%	70.5%
Carpooled	7.8%	12.6%
Public transit	3.0%	3.7%
Walked	0.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	20.9%	10.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benicia	Vallejo
1-unit, detached	64.3%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	7.3%
20 or more units	6.1%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Benicia	Vallejo
Poverty rate	6.9%	12.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	31	36
Median year structure built	1981	1975