California vs Golden Beach

A side-by-side comparison of California and Golden Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

California and Golden Beach are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

California has the higher population (13,223 vs 3,953 in Golden Beach). Golden Beach has the higher median household income ($140,313 vs $112,717 in California). Golden Beach has the higher median home value ($376,200 vs $337,900 in California).

Population, income & housing

	California	Golden Beach
Population	13,223	3,953
Median age	35.3 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$112,717	$140,313
Median home value	$337,900	$376,200
Median gross rent	$1,805	—
Housing units	5,526	1,343
Homeownership rate	63.6%	97.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.8%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	California	Golden Beach
Population	14,815 → 13,223 (-10.7%)	3,060 → 3,953 (+29.2%)
Median household income	$84,690 → $112,717 (+33.1%)	$85,843 → $140,313 (+63.5%)
Median home value	$268,700 → $337,900 (+25.8%)	$283,600 → $376,200 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,567 → $1,805 (+15.2%)	$1,870 → $1,943 (+3.9%)

California

Population

14,81513,223

Median household income

$84,690$112,717

Median home value

$268,700$337,900

Median gross rent

$1,567$1,805

Golden Beach

Population

3,0603,953

Median household income

$85,843$140,313

Median home value

$283,600$376,200

Median gross rent

$1,870$1,943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	California	Golden Beach
Under 5	6.1%	10.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	20.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	2.7%
25 to 34	17.7%	16.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	18.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.3%
75 and over	3.4%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	California	Golden Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	89.9%
Black or African American	22.4%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	California	Golden Beach
No high school diploma	3.3%	4.4%
High school graduate	23.5%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.9%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	California	Golden Beach
Drove alone	78.2%	73.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.3%	1.2%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	17.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	California	Golden Beach
1-unit, detached	71.5%	98.4%
1-unit, attached	14.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	California	Golden Beach
Poverty rate	4.8%	2.3%
Average household size	2.57	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	45
Median year structure built	1994	1978