Sand City is a city of 404 people in California. The typical home is worth $1,080,400, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 19% of the housing stock. 36.3% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 143 people. Median rent is $2,316 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,917, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sand City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$210,006 → $1,080,400(+414%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate10.5% → 36.3%(+25.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$40,501 → $77,917(+92%)US over the same years: +14%
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)25%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.5%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 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
Sand City, decade by decade
Sand City 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
200
$40,501
$210,006
8.7%
66.1
2000
261
$62,619
$728,662
13.0%
67.9
2010
334
$79,721
$914,068
34.7%
76.8
2020
325
$69,086
–
38.4%
79.7
2024
404
$77,917
$1,080,400
36.3%
80.7
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.
