Nicolaus vs Rio Oso

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

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 93 in Nicolaus). Rio Oso has the higher median household income ($172,500 vs $108,750 in Nicolaus). Nicolaus has the higher median home value ($609,400 vs $478,800 in Rio Oso).

Population, income & housing

	Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Population	93	421
Median age	54.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$108,750	$172,500
Median home value	$609,400	$478,800
Housing units	50	141
Homeownership rate	91.4%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Population	148 → 93 (-37.2%)	350 → 421 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$85,875 → $108,750 (+26.6%)	$118,333 → $172,500 (+45.8%)
Median home value	$525,000 → $609,400 (+16.1%)	$426,700 → $478,800 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$950 → $558 (-41.3%)	$1,333 → $1,375 (+3.2%)

Nicolaus

Population

14893

Median household income

$85,875$108,750

Median home value

$525,000$609,400

Median gross rent

$950$558

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)

	Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.1%	28.7%
18 to 24	14.0%	4.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.8%
35 to 44	3.2%	18.1%
45 to 54	20.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.6%	4.0%
65 to 74	15.1%	13.3%
75 and over	22.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nicolaus	Rio Oso
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nicolaus	Rio Oso
No high school diploma	3.1%	8.3%
High school graduate	18.5%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	26.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Drove alone	84.6%	65.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	20.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nicolaus	Rio Oso
1-unit, detached	74.0%	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	26.0%	26.2%

Poverty & households

	Nicolaus	Rio Oso
Poverty rate	9.7%	3.8%
Average household size	2.46	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	49	28
Median year structure built	1976	1982