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Compare Thousand Oaks to El Centro

This post compares Thousand Oaks, California to El Centro, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Thousand Oaks (city) El Centro (city)
Population 128,909 43,932
Income (median) $76,262 $40,922
Home Value (median) $663,600 $172,800
White 81% 49%
Black 1% 2%
Asian 9% 2%
With Kids 31% 42%
Age (median) 43 32
Rentals 29% 50%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Thousand Oaks or El Centro?
A: Thousand Oaks has a larger population count than El Centro: 128909 compared with 43932 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Thousand Oaks or in El Centro?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Thousand Oaks.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Thousand Oaks or El Centro?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Thousand Oaks.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: El Centro does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Thousand Oaks versus 50% for El Centro.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Thousand Oaks may include: Laguna-Niguel, Carlsbad, and Mission-Viejo.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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