East Sonora vs Mono Vista

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

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

Mono Vista has the higher population (3,696 vs 2,823 in East Sonora). East Sonora has the higher median household income ($85,461 vs $70,353 in Mono Vista). Mono Vista has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $291,300 in East Sonora).

Population, income & housing

	East Sonora	Mono Vista
Population	2,823	3,696
Median age	60.3 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,461	$70,353
Median home value	$291,300	$401,800
Median gross rent	$1,333	$1,859
Housing units	1,422	1,613
Homeownership rate	68.2%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Sonora	Mono Vista
Population	2,278 → 2,823 (+23.9%)	3,446 → 3,696 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$42,383 → $85,461 (+101.6%)	$80,651 → $70,353 (-12.8%)
Median home value	$251,900 → $291,300 (+15.6%)	$254,500 → $401,800 (+57.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,333 (+19.6%)	$1,444 → $1,859 (+28.7%)

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

Mono Vista

Population

3,4463,696

Median household income

$80,651$70,353

Median home value

$254,500$401,800

Median gross rent

$1,444$1,859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Sonora	Mono Vista
Under 5	4.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	9.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	1.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	5.3%	14.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	15.5%
55 to 64	10.4%	14.7%
65 to 74	21.3%	9.7%
75 and over	23.8%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Sonora	Mono Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	70.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Sonora	Mono Vista
No high school diploma	4.6%	1.9%
High school graduate	34.0%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Sonora	Mono Vista
Drove alone	74.9%	62.5%
Carpooled	11.9%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Sonora	Mono Vista
1-unit, detached	53.1%	87.1%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	East Sonora	Mono Vista
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.6%
Average household size	1.91	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1992	1979