El Granada, CA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,232

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

53.7

8.05% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.42%

28.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$213,347

5.76% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$1.42M

Population & Diversity

El Granada, CA is home to a population of 5.23k people, from which 92.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 18.3% of El Granada, CA residents were born outside of the country (956 people).

In 2024, there were 13.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.41k people) in El Granada, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 330 Other (Hispanic) and 154 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.3%

2024 Citizenship

92.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.3% of El Granada, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in El Granada, CA was 92.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in El Granada, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.41k ± 862
Other (Hispanic)
330 ± 291
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
154 ± 143

9.23%

Hispanic Population

483 people

9.23% of the people in El Granada, CA are hispanic (483 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in El Granada, 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

18.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

956 people

16.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

886 people

As of 2024, 18.3% of El Granada, CA residents (956 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 El Granada, CA was 16.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
90 ± 105
Vietnam
73 ± 73
Korea
37 ± 53

El Granada, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in El Granada, CA.

Economy

The economy of El Granada, CA employs 2.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in El Granada, CA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (663 people), Educational Services (454 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (356 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Information ($186,943), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($176,917).

Employment

Occupations

2.8k

2024 Value

± 559

1.05%

1 Year growth

± 26.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Granada, CA grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 2.77k employees to 2.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in El Granada, CA, are Management Occupations (531 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (470 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (380 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of El Granada, 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

2.8k

2024 Value

± 559

1.05%

1 Year growth

± 26.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in El Granada, CA grew at a rate of 1.05%, from 2.77k employees to 2.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in El Granada, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (663 people), Educational Services (454 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (356 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of El Granada, CA, though some of these residents may live in El Granada, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$122,875

Median earning men ± $25,443

$105,882

Median earning women ± $58,420

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($204,036), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($175,196), and Manufacturing ($170,288).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,327), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($110,288), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,079).

Housing & Living

The median property value in El Granada, CA was $1.42M in 2024, which is 4.28 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.43M to $1.42M, a 0.0771% decrease. The homeownership rate in El Granada, CA is 88.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in El Granada, CA have an average commute time of 30.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in El Granada, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.42M

Median Property Value 2024

±$93,239

$1,968

Median Property Taxes

±$422

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 El Granada, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

88.5%

Homeownership

2024

75.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 88.5% of the housing units in El Granada, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 87.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in El Granada, 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.

$213,347

Median Household Income

± $79,059

2.22k

Number of Households

± 469

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.22k households in El Granada, CA declined from $213,347 from the previous year's value of $226,384.

The following chart displays the households in El Granada, 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 El Granada, 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 (62.6%)
Worked At Home (27.5%)
Public Transit (4.37%)

In 2024, 62.6% of workers in El Granada, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.37%).

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

30.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in El Granada, CA have a longer commute time (30.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in El Granada, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.42% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in El Granada, CA (281 out of 5.19k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in El Granada, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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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