Arnold vs Forest Meadows

A side-by-side comparison of Arnold and Forest Meadows: population, income, housing, and more.

Arnold and Forest Meadows are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arnold has the higher population (2,276 vs 1,485 in Forest Meadows). Arnold has the higher median household income ($92,589 vs $88,250 in Forest Meadows). Arnold has the higher median home value ($508,400 vs $484,100 in Forest Meadows).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Forest Meadows
Population	2,276	1,485
Median age	60.1 yrs	50.5 yrs
Median household income	$92,589	$88,250
Median home value	$508,400	$484,100
Median gross rent	$1,679	—
Housing units	4,567	1,013
Homeownership rate	89.7%	92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.2%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Forest Meadows
Population	2,291 → 2,276 (-0.7%)	1,327 → 1,485 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$57,708 → $92,589 (+60.4%)	$77,500 → $88,250 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$293,000 → $508,400 (+73.5%)	$370,400 → $484,100 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,679 (+28.1%)	$1,461 → $1,818 (+24.4%)

Arnold

Population

2,2912,276

Median household income

$57,708$92,589

Median home value

$293,000$508,400

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,679

Forest Meadows

Population

1,3271,485

Median household income

$77,500$88,250

Median home value

$370,400$484,100

Median gross rent

$1,461$1,818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	Forest Meadows
Under 5	1.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	9.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	0.8%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.6%	9.6%
45 to 54	7.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	27.8%	23.7%
75 and over	15.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Forest Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Forest Meadows
No high school diploma	6.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	18.1%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Forest Meadows
Drove alone	54.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.5%	22.8%
Other means	7.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Forest Meadows
1-unit, detached	96.7%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Forest Meadows
Poverty rate	4.9%	10.3%
Average household size	2.06	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	15	20
Median year structure built	1982	1988