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Compare Thousand Oaks to Los Altos

This post compares Thousand Oaks, California to Los Altos, 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) Los Altos (city)
Population 128,909 30,527
Income (median) $76,262 $167,642
Home Value (median) $663,600 $2,000,000+
White 81% 64%
Black 1% 0%
Asian 9% 28%
With Kids 31% 40%
Age (median) 43 45
Rentals 29% 17%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Thousand Oaks or Los Altos?
A: Thousand Oaks has a much larger population count than Los Altos: 128909 compared with 30527 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Thousand Oaks does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 29% for Thousand Oaks versus 17% for Los Altos.

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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