Occidental, CA Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Occidental home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

823
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
100.0%
Employment Rate
49.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$631
Median Listing Price$1,211,000
Median Days on Market70
Active Listings6
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)6
Avg Listing Price$1,332,750
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-7%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY11%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.13
Family Dual Income55.7
Median Household Income$59,643
Median Individual Income$46,866
Home Ownership79.7%
Home Value-
Median Rent$2,265
Rent Burden30.1%
Poverty10.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED0.8%
  • Highschool Education14.2%
  • Some College35.4%
  • Bachelors Degree27.6%
  • Graduate Degree21.9%
  • Total College or Above49.5%
  • Stem Degree45.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.3%
  • Female53.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married52.5%
  • Divorced18.2%
  • Never Married22.2%
  • Widowed7.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOccidental
State IDCA
Population823

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 183.7%
19–290.0%
30–399.3%
40–4912.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.4%
60–6941.9%
70–7917.7%
80+7.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation54.4%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
Disabled19.0%

ETHNICITY

White90.9%
Black1.5%
Asian1.2%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.2%
Multiple4.3%

OTHER

Hispanic7.3%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured0.0%
Veteran9.7%

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  3. What should home buyers know about the Occidental, CA housing market?

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Neighborhoods in Occidental, CA

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