With 2,033 people, San Juan Bautista is a city in California. The typical home is worth $785,800, having roughly tripled since 2000. Few US cities rank higher on income. 484 more people live here than in 2000. There are 2,590 people per square mile. The average commute runs 36 minutes.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $115,833, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Juan Bautista
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$71,119 → $115,833(+63%)US over the same years: +14%
Homes owned by their occupants55.6% → 65.5%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate16.2% → 7.1%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 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)22.5%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(21)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.7%(38)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War19.1%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 89 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
San Juan Bautista, decade by decade
San Juan Bautista 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
1,571
$71,119
$461,293
17.8%
67.6
2000
1,549
$78,978
$480,917
12.8%
71.7
2010
1,862
$76,355
$746,474
24.9%
71.1
2020
2,089
$93,933
$734,011
33.6%
70.8
2024
2,033
$115,833
$785,800
39.5%
74.7
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.
