Portola, CA Housing Market & City Data

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

1,930
Population Estimate
$145,463
Median Home Value
97.4%
Employment Rate
17.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$321
Median Listing Price$544,975
Median Days on Market56
Active Listings41
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)47
Avg Listing Price$836,245
Avg Listing Price Change MoM3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY12%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.88
Family Dual Income35.3
Median Household Income$50,956
Median Individual Income$27,857
Home Ownership55.6%
Home Value$145,463
Median Rent$734
Rent Burden-
Poverty16.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED6.0%
  • Highschool Education26.9%
  • Some College50.0%
  • Bachelors Degree12.1%
  • Graduate Degree4.9%
  • Total College or Above17.0%
  • Stem Degree40.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.9%
  • Female52.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.0%
  • Divorced23.8%
  • Never Married23.4%
  • Widowed6.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPortola
State IDCA
Population1,930

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.4%
19–298.3%
30–3914.9%
40–498.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5917.0%
60–6918.4%
70–795.7%
80+2.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.3%
Unemployment Rate2.6%
Disabled15.2%

ETHNICITY

White94.0%
Black0.3%
Asian2.2%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.7%
Multiple2.4%

OTHER

Hispanic16.2%
Limited English0.4%
Health Uninsured4.1%
Veteran9.4%

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