Esparto vs University of California-Davis

A side-by-side comparison of Esparto and University of California-Davis: population, income, housing, and more.

Esparto and University of California-Davis are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

University of California-Davis has the higher population (8,158 vs 3,744 in Esparto). Esparto has the higher median household income ($104,706 vs $17,625 in University of California-Davis). Since 2019, Esparto's population has grown faster (+14.4% vs +11.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Esparto	University of California-Davis
Population	3,744	8,158
Median age	31.2 yrs	19.5 yrs
Median household income	$104,706	$17,625
Median home value	$469,200	—
Median gross rent	$1,439	$1,560
Housing units	1,290	1,642
Homeownership rate	68.8%	2.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	60.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Esparto	University of California-Davis
Population	3,272 → 3,744 (+14.4%)	7,311 → 8,158 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$75,833 → $104,706 (+38.1%)	$20,855 → $17,625 (-15.5%)
Median home value	$313,500 → $469,200 (+49.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,281 → $1,439 (+12.3%)	$1,354 → $1,560 (+15.2%)

Esparto

Population

3,2723,744

Median household income

$75,833$104,706

Median home value

$313,500$469,200

Median gross rent

$1,281$1,439

University of California-Davis

Population

7,3118,158

Median household income

$20,855$17,625

Median gross rent

$1,354$1,560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Esparto	University of California-Davis
Under 5	12.2%	1.2%
5 to 17	21.7%	1.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	84.8%
25 to 34	16.3%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	3.8%
45 to 54	8.1%	0.3%
55 to 64	10.3%	1.1%
65 to 74	7.0%	0.0%
75 and over	3.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Esparto	University of California-Davis
White (non-Hispanic)	40.8%	34.2%
Black or African American	11.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	3.3%	36.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	40.6%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Esparto	University of California-Davis
No high school diploma	13.9%	4.3%
High school graduate	27.7%	5.2%
Some college or associate's	40.8%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	32.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Esparto	University of California-Davis
Drove alone	74.4%	17.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	4.0%
Public transit	3.3%	2.9%
Walked	10.8%	19.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	33.1%
Worked from home	2.4%	22.1%
Other means	0.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Esparto	University of California-Davis
1-unit, detached	64.6%	2.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	56.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	33.1%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Esparto	University of California-Davis
Poverty rate	13.6%	67.7%
Average household size	3.50	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1993	2003