Bret Harte

Population: 4,807
Median household income: $42,422
Median home value: $289,300

Located in Stanislaus County, California, Bret Harte is a community with a population of 4,807. Its median household income of $42,422 runs below the Stanislaus County figure of $79,661.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bret Harte's population declined 6.6% from 5,148 to 4,807, while its median home value rose 115.6% from $134,200 to $289,300.

90.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,807
Median age: 23.5 yrs
Median household income: $42,422
Median home value: $289,300
Median gross rent: $1,360
Housing units: 1,112
Homeownership rate: 36.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1484,807

Median household income

$37,526$42,422

Median home value

$134,200$289,300

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,360

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,148	$37,526	$134,200	$1,045
2020	5,020	$33,250	$151,600	$1,112
2021	4,981	$32,375	$169,700	$1,194
2022	4,926	$36,125	$217,700	$1,297
2023	4,807	$42,422	$289,300	$1,360

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.1%

5 to 1728.1%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 644.2%

65 to 744.6%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	630	13.1%
5 to 17	1,353	28.1%
18 to 24	559	11.6%
25 to 34	841	17.5%
35 to 44	506	10.5%
45 to 54	435	9.0%
55 to 64	201	4.2%
65 to 74	219	4.6%
75 and over	63	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	236	4.9%
Black or African American	22	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	99	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,443	92.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.4%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's12.7%

Bachelor's degree1.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	914	40.4%
High school graduate	1,022	45.1%
Some college or associate's	288	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	32	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,197	85.4%
Carpooled	129	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	3.4%
Other means	8	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	197	14.5%
15 to 29 min	575	42.4%
30 to 44 min	272	20.1%
45 to 59 min	140	10.3%
60+ min	171	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 4.45
Poverty rate: 44.1% (2,108 of 4,783)

	Count	Share
Family households	907	84.5%
Nonfamily households	167	15.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,074	96.6%
Vacant	38	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	389	36.2%
Renter-occupied	685	63.8%

1-unit, detached90.0%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,001	90.0%
1-unit, attached	93	8.4%
2 to 4 units	18	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0608172
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6021, -121.0044