Los Molinos vs Manton

A side-by-side comparison of Los Molinos and Manton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Los Molinos has the higher population (1,590 vs 628 in Manton). Manton has the higher median household income ($132,535 vs $34,324 in Los Molinos). Manton has the higher median home value ($427,400 vs $220,300 in Los Molinos).

Population, income & housing

	Los Molinos	Manton
Population	1,590	628
Median age	35.6 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$34,324	$132,535
Median home value	$220,300	$427,400
Median gross rent	$1,108	—
Housing units	891	216
Homeownership rate	58.3%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Los Molinos	Manton
Population	1,746 → 1,590 (-8.9%)	350 → 628 (+79.4%)
Median household income	$41,000 → $34,324 (-16.3%)	$39,250 → $132,535 (+237.7%)
Median home value	$154,700 → $220,300 (+42.4%)	$538,500 → $427,400 (-20.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,061 → $1,108 (+4.4%)	—

Los Molinos

Population

1,7461,590

Median household income

$41,000$34,324

Median home value

$154,700$220,300

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,108

Manton

Population

350628

Median household income

$39,250$132,535

Median home value

$538,500$427,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Los Molinos	Manton
Under 5	4.1%	12.7%
5 to 17	18.7%	28.5%
18 to 24	10.0%	0.6%
25 to 34	14.7%	19.7%
35 to 44	17.3%	1.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	5.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	4.6%
65 to 74	10.3%	15.9%
75 and over	5.5%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Los Molinos	Manton
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	50.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	52.1%	44.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Los Molinos	Manton
No high school diploma	15.2%	34.8%
High school graduate	33.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Los Molinos	Manton
Drove alone	77.1%	95.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.0%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Los Molinos	Manton
1-unit, detached	71.5%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.2%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Los Molinos	Manton
Poverty rate	33.8%	46.0%
Average household size	2.27	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	—
Median year structure built	1968	1987