Eldridge vs Occidental

A side-by-side comparison of Eldridge and Occidental: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Occidental has the higher population (1,162 vs 1,126 in Eldridge). Eldridge has the higher median household income ($111,983 vs $104,044 in Occidental). Occidental has the higher median home value ($1,204,000 vs $787,700 in Eldridge).

Population, income & housing

	Eldridge	Occidental
Population	1,126	1,162
Median age	45.7 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$111,983	$104,044
Median home value	$787,700	$1,204,000
Median gross rent	$2,116	$1,535
Housing units	493	779
Homeownership rate	81.8%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.3%	67.2%
Unemployment rate	12.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eldridge	Occidental
Population	1,422 → 1,126 (-20.8%)	823 → 1,162 (+41.2%)
Median household income	$160,203 → $111,983 (-30.1%)	$59,643 → $104,044 (+74.4%)
Median home value	$967,500 → $787,700 (-18.6%)	$633,300 → $1,204,000 (+90.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,921 → $2,116 (+10.2%)	$2,265 → $1,535 (-32.2%)

Eldridge

Population

1,4221,126

Median household income

$160,203$111,983

Median home value

$967,500$787,700

Median gross rent

$1,921$2,116

Occidental

Population

8231,162

Median household income

$59,643$104,044

Median home value

$633,300$1,204,000

Median gross rent

$2,265$1,535

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eldridge	Occidental
Under 5	8.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.0%	5.2%
18 to 24	3.9%	2.2%
25 to 34	12.6%	4.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	19.0%
45 to 54	15.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	16.4%	24.2%
65 to 74	6.3%	16.2%
75 and over	14.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eldridge	Occidental
White (non-Hispanic)	58.2%	60.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	4.3%
Some other race	0.5%	18.8%
Two or more races	12.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eldridge	Occidental
No high school diploma	9.2%	2.3%
High school graduate	15.5%	6.7%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.1%	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eldridge	Occidental
Drove alone	58.3%	33.7%
Carpooled	19.7%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.7%
Walked	3.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	59.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eldridge	Occidental
1-unit, detached	78.9%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Eldridge	Occidental
Poverty rate	9.0%	11.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	30	41
Median year structure built	1969	1972