Calaveras County vs San Benito County

A side-by-side comparison of Calaveras County and San Benito County: population, income, housing, and more.

Calaveras County and San Benito County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Benito County has the higher population (66,056 vs 45,995 in Calaveras County). San Benito County has the higher median household income ($108,289 vs $79,877 in Calaveras County). San Benito County has the higher median home value ($751,500 vs $441,800 in Calaveras County).

Population, income & housing

	Calaveras County	San Benito County
Population	45,995	66,056
Median age	52.0 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$79,877	$108,289
Median home value	$441,800	$751,500
Median gross rent	$1,615	$1,922
Housing units	27,579	20,937
Homeownership rate	84.4%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calaveras County	San Benito County
Population	45,514 → 45,995 (+1.1%)	60,376 → 66,056 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$63,158 → $79,877 (+26.5%)	$86,958 → $108,289 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$319,500 → $441,800 (+38.3%)	$551,500 → $751,500 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,339 → $1,615 (+20.6%)	$1,535 → $1,922 (+25.2%)

Calaveras County

Population

45,51445,995

Median household income

$63,158$79,877

Median home value

$319,500$441,800

Median gross rent

$1,339$1,615

San Benito County

Population

60,37666,056

Median household income

$86,958$108,289

Median home value

$551,500$751,500

Median gross rent

$1,535$1,922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calaveras County	San Benito County
Under 5	4.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	12.9%	19.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	14.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	17.3%	11.9%
65 to 74	17.4%	8.2%
75 and over	11.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calaveras County	San Benito County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.4%	30.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.3%
Asian	2.3%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	61.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calaveras County	San Benito County
No high school diploma	6.7%	16.8%
High school graduate	31.9%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calaveras County	San Benito County
Drove alone	74.1%	74.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	11.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.9%
Walked	2.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	14.1%	10.3%
Other means	2.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calaveras County	San Benito County
1-unit, detached	86.8%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Calaveras County	San Benito County
Poverty rate	13.4%	7.8%
Average household size	2.54	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	34	36
Median year structure built	1987	1988