COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pajaro vs Prunedale
PLACE A
Pajaro, California
VS
PLACE B
Prunedale, California
Pajaro is 85% smaller than Prunedale. Prunedale earns more, with a median household income $18,944 higher. Prunedale has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -6%).
PAJAROPRUNEDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,89919,723−85% vs Prunedale
Population density3,121428+2,692
Population growth-6.1%7.5%−13.7 pts
Median age30.137.8−7.7
Male55.9%50.0%+5.9 pts
Female44.1%50.0%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born43.0%20.6%+22.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.4%36.3%−33.9 pts
Black2.3%1.4%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino95.0%50.0%+45.1 pts
Asian0.2%4.7%−4.5 pts
Other0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Median household income$84,875$103,819−$18,944
Per capita income$19,919$40,932−$21,013
Poverty rate19.3%11.1%+8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3430.484−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%23.8%−19.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate12.1%8.5%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation60.8%56.5%+4.4 pts
Median home value$750,000$833,400−$83,400
Median gross rent$1,850$1,618+$232
Owner-occupied31.3%76.7%−45.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households59.0%38.8%+20.2 pts
Average commute28.730.9−2.3
Worked from home13.9%6.3%+7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured13.6%7.0%+6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024