Los Molinos vs Proberta

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

Los Molinos and Proberta 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 475 in Proberta). Proberta has the higher median household income ($36,926 vs $34,324 in Los Molinos). Since 2019, Proberta's population has grown faster (+161.0% vs -8.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Los Molinos	Proberta
Population	1,590	475
Median age	35.6 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$34,324	$36,926
Median home value	$220,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,108	—
Housing units	891	175
Homeownership rate	58.3%	48.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Los Molinos	Proberta
Population	1,746 → 1,590 (-8.9%)	182 → 475 (+161.0%)
Median household income	$41,000 → $34,324 (-16.3%)	—
Median home value	$154,700 → $220,300 (+42.4%)	$99,600 → $127,500 (+28.0%)
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

Proberta

Population

182475

Median home value

$99,600$127,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Los Molinos	Proberta
Under 5	4.1%	13.9%
5 to 17	18.7%	26.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	17.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	20.4%
55 to 64	9.6%	2.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	6.1%
75 and over	5.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Los Molinos	Proberta
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	36.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
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%	64.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Los Molinos	Proberta
No high school diploma	15.2%	61.6%
High school graduate	33.2%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	6.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Los Molinos	Proberta
Drove alone	77.1%	74.3%
Carpooled	10.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	25.7%
Other means	6.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Los Molinos	Proberta
1-unit, detached	71.5%	26.3%
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%	73.7%

Poverty & households

	Los Molinos	Proberta
Poverty rate	33.8%	57.9%
Average household size	2.27	3.63
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1968	1967