COMPARING TWO PLACES
Aptos vs Live Oak
PLACE A
Aptos, California
VS
PLACE B
Live Oak, Texas
Aptos is 61% smaller than Live Oak. Aptos earns more, with a median household income $54,352 higher. Live Oak has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs 7%).
APTOSLIVE OAKDIFFERENCE
Total population6,40416,426−61% vs Live Oak
Population density9743,453−2,479
Population growth7.1%20.2%−13.0 pts
Median age45.735.7+10.0
Male47.9%46.4%+1.6 pts
Female52.1%53.6%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born8.6%9.4%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.5%33.4%+44.1 pts
Black0.2%17.4%−17.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.8%40.8%−25.0 pts
Asian2.2%5.7%−3.5 pts
Other4.4%2.7%+1.7 pts
Median household income$134,048$79,696+$54,352
Per capita income$64,912$41,485+$23,427
Poverty rate5.9%5.5%+0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.361+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%32.1%+17.4 pts
Graduate degree23.7%11.3%+12.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%4.9%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation56.3%69.4%−13.1 pts
Median home value$1,093,300$246,300+$847,000
Median gross rent$2,059$1,634+$425
Owner-occupied71.1%57.9%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.6%4.6%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.1%38.6%−3.4 pts
Average commute25.420.5+4.9
Worked from home18.5%15.0%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work1.0%1.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured2.5%12.1%−9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024