Challenge-Brownsville vs Loma Rica

A side-by-side comparison of Challenge-Brownsville and Loma Rica: population, income, housing, and more.

Challenge-Brownsville and Loma Rica are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Loma Rica has the higher population (2,371 vs 792 in Challenge-Brownsville). Challenge-Brownsville has the higher median household income ($99,511 vs $98,935 in Loma Rica). Loma Rica has the higher median home value ($491,600 vs $338,900 in Challenge-Brownsville).

Population, income & housing

	Challenge-Brownsville	Loma Rica
Population	792	2,371
Median age	37.9 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$99,511	$98,935
Median home value	$338,900	$491,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,740
Housing units	612	1,205
Homeownership rate	88.5%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.8%	30.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Loma Rica
Population	719 → 792 (+10.2%)	3,178 → 2,371 (-25.4%)
Median household income	$59,802 → $99,511 (+66.4%)	$77,946 → $98,935 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$270,500 → $338,900 (+25.3%)	$332,200 → $491,600 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,482 → $1,740 (+17.4%)

Challenge-Brownsville

Population

719792

Median household income

$59,802$99,511

Median home value

$270,500$338,900

Loma Rica

Population

3,1782,371

Median household income

$77,946$98,935

Median home value

$332,200$491,600

Median gross rent

$1,482$1,740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Loma Rica
Under 5	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	6.2%
18 to 24	0.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	4.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	31.9%	20.2%
65 to 74	2.1%	23.5%
75 and over	10.1%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Loma Rica
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Challenge-Brownsville	Loma Rica
No high school diploma	34.7%	19.0%
High school graduate	9.6%	16.1%
Some college or associate's	52.9%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Loma Rica
Drove alone	100.0%	86.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Challenge-Brownsville	Loma Rica
1-unit, detached	79.6%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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	20.4%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Challenge-Brownsville	Loma Rica
Poverty rate	22.2%	10.6%
Average household size	2.06	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	—	42
Median year structure built	1976	1984