Bell Canyon vs Somis

A side-by-side comparison of Bell Canyon and Somis: population, income, housing, and more.

Bell Canyon and Somis are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bell Canyon has the higher population (1,896 vs 1,260 in Somis). Bell Canyon has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $144,018 in Somis). Bell Canyon has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,158,700 in Somis).

Population, income & housing

	Bell Canyon	Somis
Population	1,896	1,260
Median age	52.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$144,018
Median home value	$2,000,001	$1,158,700
Median gross rent	—	$2,616
Housing units	626	491
Homeownership rate	97.9%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.6%	47.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bell Canyon	Somis
Population	2,109 → 1,896 (-10.1%)	1,189 → 1,260 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$212,045 → $250,001 (+17.9%)	$101,875 → $144,018 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$1,480,500 → $2,000,001 (+35.1%)	$848,300 → $1,158,700 (+36.6%)
Median gross rent	$2,917 → $3,417 (+17.1%)	$2,043 → $2,616 (+28.0%)

Bell Canyon

Population

2,1091,896

Median household income

$212,045$250,001

Median home value

$1,480,500$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,917$3,417

Somis

Population

1,1891,260

Median household income

$101,875$144,018

Median home value

$848,300$1,158,700

Median gross rent

$2,043$2,616

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bell Canyon	Somis
Under 5	1.1%	9.8%
5 to 17	16.8%	10.1%
18 to 24	14.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	4.3%	14.0%
35 to 44	4.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	5.8%
55 to 64	25.5%	20.6%
65 to 74	9.8%	12.3%
75 and over	10.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bell Canyon	Somis
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	63.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	17.7%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bell Canyon	Somis
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.0%
High school graduate	16.6%	8.4%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31.2%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bell Canyon	Somis
Drove alone	65.1%	71.2%
Carpooled	14.5%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	18.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bell Canyon	Somis
1-unit, detached	100.0%	95.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.5%
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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bell Canyon	Somis
Poverty rate	1.5%	2.9%
Average household size	3.29	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	40	25
Median year structure built	1983	1978