Bodega Bay, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,139

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

52.4

2.06% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

2.06%

10.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$182,898

3.22% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.29M

Population & Diversity

Bodega Bay, CA is home to a population of 1.14k people, from which 94.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14% of Bodega Bay, CA residents were born outside of the country (159 people).

In 2024, there were 2.64 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (788 people) in Bodega Bay, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 299 Other (Hispanic) and 35 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.2%

2024 Citizenship

94.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.2% of Bodega Bay, CA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bodega Bay, CA was 94.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bodega Bay, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bodega Bay, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
788 ± 299
Other (Hispanic)
299 ± 464
White (Hispanic)
35 ± 48

29.3%

Hispanic Population

334 people

29.3% of the people in Bodega Bay, CA are hispanic (334 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bodega Bay, CA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,877,888 ± 45,899 people
Philippines
827,719 ± 22,100 people
China
695,724 ± 20,296 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,877,888 California residents, followed by Philippines with 827,719 and China with 695,724.

Foreign-Born Population

14%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

159 people

13.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

153 people

As of 2024, 14% of Bodega Bay, CA residents (159 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bodega Bay, CA was 13.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bodega Bay, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

6 ± 22

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bodega Bay, CA.

Economy

The economy of Bodega Bay, CA employs 575 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bodega Bay, CA were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (115 people), Retail Trade (87 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (64 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,111), Retail Trade ($60,060), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($44,678).

Employment

Occupations

575

2024 Value

± 233

11.9%

1 Year growth

± 53.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bodega Bay, CA grew at a rate of 11.9%, from 514 employees to 575 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bodega Bay, CA, are Management Occupations (138 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (61 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (60 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bodega Bay, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

575

2024 Value

± 233

11.9%

1 Year growth

± 53.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bodega Bay, CA grew at a rate of 11.9%, from 514 employees to 575 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bodega Bay, CA, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (115 people), Retail Trade (87 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (64 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bodega Bay, CA, though some of these residents may live in Bodega Bay, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$123,143

Median earning men ± $119,107

$60,224

Median earning women ± $42,286

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,111).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bodega Bay, CA was $1.29M in 2024, which is 3.89 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.2M to $1.29M, a 7.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Bodega Bay, CA is 73.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bodega Bay, CA have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bodega Bay, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.29M

Median Property Value 2024

±$533,891

$360

Median Property Taxes

±$170

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bodega Bay, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bodega Bay, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.3%

Homeownership

2024

82.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.3% of the housing units in Bodega Bay, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bodega Bay, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$182,898

Median Household Income

± $73,834

491

Number of Households

± 183

In 2024, the median household income of the 491 households in Bodega Bay, CA grew to $182,898 from the previous year's value of $177,188.

The following chart displays the households in Bodega Bay, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bodega Bay, CA is from California.

0.493

2024 Wage GINI in California

0.495

2023 Wage GINI in California

In 2024, the income inequality in California was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.424% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (39.3%)
Worked At Home (31%)
Walked (17.4%)

In 2024, 39.3% of workers in Bodega Bay, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31%) and those who walked to work (17.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bodega Bay, CA have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.3% of the workforce in Bodega Bay, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bodega Bay, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bodega Bay, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bodega Bay, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bodega Bay, CA (23 out of 1.11k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bodega Bay, CA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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