Columbia vs East Sonora

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and East Sonora: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Sonora has the higher population (2,823 vs 2,645 in Columbia). East Sonora has the higher median household income ($85,461 vs $57,647 in Columbia). Columbia has the higher median home value ($396,200 vs $291,300 in East Sonora).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	East Sonora
Population	2,645	2,823
Median age	49.2 yrs	60.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,647	$85,461
Median home value	$396,200	$291,300
Median gross rent	$1,054	$1,333
Housing units	1,338	1,422
Homeownership rate	71.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	East Sonora
Population	2,226 → 2,645 (+18.8%)	2,278 → 2,823 (+23.9%)
Median household income	$38,679 → $57,647 (+49.0%)	$42,383 → $85,461 (+101.6%)
Median home value	$318,100 → $396,200 (+24.6%)	$251,900 → $291,300 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $1,054 (+49.3%)	$1,115 → $1,333 (+19.6%)

Columbia

Population

2,2262,645

Median household income

$38,679$57,647

Median home value

$318,100$396,200

Median gross rent

$706$1,054

East Sonora

Population

2,2782,823

Median household income

$42,383$85,461

Median home value

$251,900$291,300

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	East Sonora
Under 5	3.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	16.8%	9.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	1.6%
25 to 34	12.4%	8.5%
35 to 44	7.5%	5.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	16.1%
55 to 64	8.4%	10.4%
65 to 74	17.2%	21.3%
75 and over	16.1%	23.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	East Sonora
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	85.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	3.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	East Sonora
No high school diploma	5.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	21.5%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	53.3%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	East Sonora
Drove alone	62.5%	74.9%
Carpooled	5.2%	11.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.9%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	East Sonora
1-unit, detached	57.4%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.2%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	16.7%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	East Sonora
Poverty rate	14.6%	7.5%
Average household size	2.16	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1981	1992