Bodega Bay is home to 1,139 people in California. At a median age of 52.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,294,900. That is roughly 85% ahead of the California median. The median household earns $182,898, about 122% above the national median. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $182,898, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 62%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bodega Bay
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share4.5% → 29.3%(+24.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share95.5% → 69.2%(−26.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bodega Bay, decade by decade
Bodega Bay population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
999
$140,001
$773,062
41.1%
10.8
2000
1,423
$103,503
$800,982
48.7%
41.5
2010
1,077
$103,596
$1,076,339
76.2%
40.8
2020
912
$81,731
$860,184
43.2%
42.7
2024
1,139
$182,898
$1,294,900
43.1%
54.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
