Graton vs Occidental

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

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

Graton has the higher population (1,819 vs 1,162 in Occidental). Graton has the higher median household income ($108,750 vs $104,044 in Occidental). Occidental has the higher median home value ($1,204,000 vs $911,300 in Graton).

Population, income & housing

	Graton	Occidental
Population	1,819	1,162
Median age	45.2 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$108,750	$104,044
Median home value	$911,300	$1,204,000
Median gross rent	$2,770	$1,535
Housing units	679	779
Homeownership rate	86.8%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	67.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graton	Occidental
Population	1,889 → 1,819 (-3.7%)	823 → 1,162 (+41.2%)
Median household income	$73,984 → $108,750 (+47.0%)	$59,643 → $104,044 (+74.4%)
Median home value	$650,000 → $911,300 (+40.2%)	$633,300 → $1,204,000 (+90.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $2,770 (+143.8%)	$2,265 → $1,535 (-32.2%)

Graton

Population

1,8891,819

Median household income

$73,984$108,750

Median home value

$650,000$911,300

Median gross rent

$1,136$2,770

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)

	Graton	Occidental
Under 5	15.1%	6.8%
5 to 17	8.4%	5.2%
18 to 24	6.1%	2.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	4.0%
35 to 44	7.9%	19.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	16.5%
55 to 64	17.9%	24.2%
65 to 74	13.2%	16.2%
75 and over	4.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graton	Occidental
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	60.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	4.3%
Some other race	0.0%	18.8%
Two or more races	2.9%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	31.9%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graton	Occidental
No high school diploma	6.8%	2.3%
High school graduate	15.2%	6.7%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graton	Occidental
Drove alone	65.4%	33.7%
Carpooled	8.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	3.7%
Walked	1.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.5%	59.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graton	Occidental
1-unit, detached	80.1%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Graton	Occidental
Poverty rate	19.3%	11.0%
Average household size	2.76	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	27	41
Median year structure built	1965	1972