COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blacklake vs Grover Beach
PLACE A
Blacklake, California
VS
PLACE B
Grover Beach, California
Blacklake is 92% smaller than Grover Beach. Blacklake earns more, with a median household income $12,959 higher. Blacklake has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
BLACKLAKEGROVER BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population98312,456−92% vs Grover Beach
Population density9415,388−4,447
Population growth9.2%-3.5%+12.7 pts
Median age70.440.5+29.9
Male51.7%51.3%+0.3 pts
Female48.3%48.7%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born9.5%14.9%−5.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.0%53.7%+34.3 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%38.1%−35.6 pts
Asian7.6%2.9%+4.7 pts
Other1.9%3.9%−1.9 pts
Median household income$99,417$86,458+$12,959
Per capita income$74,581$43,487+$31,094
Poverty rate0.8%11.8%−10.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher47.9%28.7%+19.2 pts
Graduate degree23.0%12.0%+10.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation38.7%63.7%−25.0 pts
Median home value$825,600$727,500+$98,100
Median gross rent$2,403$2,061+$342
Owner-occupied80.0%50.5%+29.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.0%15.8%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households62.0%49.5%+12.5 pts
Average commute20.420.2+0.2
Worked from home29.4%14.7%+14.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.5%10.0%−9.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024