East Nicolaus vs Rio Oso

A side-by-side comparison of East Nicolaus and Rio Oso: population, income, housing, and more.

East Nicolaus and Rio Oso are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rio Oso has the higher population (421 vs 138 in East Nicolaus). Rio Oso has the higher median household income ($172,500 vs $101,250 in East Nicolaus). Rio Oso has the higher median home value ($478,800 vs $423,500 in East Nicolaus).

Population, income & housing

	East Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Population	138	421
Median age	38.3 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$101,250	$172,500
Median home value	$423,500	$478,800
Housing units	66	141
Homeownership rate	96.7%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Population	273 → 138 (-49.5%)	350 → 421 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$64,844 → $101,250 (+56.1%)	$118,333 → $172,500 (+45.8%)
Median home value	$310,400 → $423,500 (+36.4%)	$426,700 → $478,800 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,313 → $1,596 (+21.6%)	$1,333 → $1,375 (+3.2%)

East Nicolaus

Population

273138

Median household income

$64,844$101,250

Median home value

$310,400$423,500

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,596

Rio Oso

Population

350421

Median household income

$118,333$172,500

Median home value

$426,700$478,800

Median gross rent

$1,333$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Under 5	2.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.3%	28.7%
18 to 24	14.5%	4.5%
25 to 34	19.6%	7.8%
35 to 44	6.5%	18.1%
45 to 54	8.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	17.4%	4.0%
65 to 74	15.2%	13.3%
75 and over	3.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Nicolaus	Rio Oso
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.5%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Nicolaus	Rio Oso
No high school diploma	2.1%	8.3%
High school graduate	32.0%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	39.2%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Drove alone	63.2%	65.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.5%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	20.5%
Other means	3.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Nicolaus	Rio Oso
1-unit, detached	84.8%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	14.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	26.2%

Poverty & households

	East Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Poverty rate	13.0%	3.8%
Average household size	2.30	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1971	1982